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In reply to the discussion: Has Has Senator Warren said anything about the Discrimination law passed in Indiana? [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)Consider these two cases:
* What Obama, a federal officeholder, says or does about TPP, a federal issue.
* What Warren, a federal officeholder, says or does about Indiana's RFRA, a state issue.
According to you, the only possible reason to treat these cases differently is hypocrisy, on the part of people who blindly support "their person" and criticize others.
I personally don't want Clinton as our nominee but I didn't join in the attack that she had "only" tweeted about the Indiana law and should have done more. The media in general, and DU in particular, get way too heated up about whether Prominent Person X has said something about Current Controversy Y. Public officials should be evaluated based on what they do about their sphere of responsibility. It's usually a distraction from addressing substantive issues.
Now, if someone wants to propose a specific amendment to the federal RFRA, or, what would be more difficult, possible federal legislation to address issues raised by state RFRA's, that would be a legitimate subject to raise with both Obama and Warren.