How about we do this? We don't demand people resign without an investigation being completed

[PatrickforO]

5. Well, aside from the very questionable football helmet avatar you have here,

(remember THE DRIVE?), I must agree with you.

I don't know if you watch Bill Maher at all - my wife and I seldom miss him.

Well, last night, he had Malcolm Nance as a member of his panel. For those who may read this who do not know, Nance was a member of the US intelligence community for years, and served in the US Navy.

Anyway, he's on Maher and the talk turns to Virginia, Northam, Fairfax and Herring. Nance had a dry observation.

He said, "This kind of coincidence takes a lot of planning."

Maher was a bit bolder. He used the word 'ratfucking.'

They had some Republican jerk on there who was crowing about it and he tried to engage in whataboutism with Nance, who was having none of it. Nance said that no matter who it is, they deserve an investigation before they are called upon to resign.

I know this is an unpopular position in some threads because of the frustration many women feel after centuries of enduring sexual abuse, but we simply cannot crucify Fairfax on the cross of innuendo. There has to be a chance for him to clear his name. The idea that we ALWAYS must believe an accuser is absurd.

So, now there are two women who have come forward. That is serious. Investigate and if it is true then Fairfax should not only resign, but he should face charges. People can lie, and one of the worst and most despicable lies is a false accusation. So let there be an investigation, and let us respect due process and the credo that someone is innocent until proven guilty during that investigation.

The ancient goddess Themis is often depicted wearing a blindfold and holding a scale. This means that the law ideally must look objectively at all the evidence before a decision is made.