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DemocratSinceBirth

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4. Why did Conyers have to resign and not Fraken ? The former still denies all the allegations.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 04:17 PM

Dec 2017

Why wasn't there a hue and cry about Conyers' resignation? I'm not saying what the ultimate disposition of either case should be or should have been but you would have to be blind to not notice the disparity in reactions.

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Is it me? Franken and Conyers should not resign until we find out what happens with Roy Moore. [View all] TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 OP

I agree. I don't think any D should leave Congress Ilsa Dec 2017 #1

Yep. "Franken is so bad - worse than Moore - he had to ADMIT and quit the Senate!" dalton99a Dec 2017 #8

I don't think our morality should hinge on the morality of GOP sociopaths. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #9

Franken should not resign because he has done nothing worthy of resigning ollie10 Dec 2017 #2

Unless Franken knows something that we don't. Only he would know what's in his skeleton closet. TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 #3

Why did Conyers have to resign and not Fraken ? The former still denies all the allegations. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #4

What we now have is lame ollie10 Dec 2017 #5

Franken is not new to ratfucking. If he knows it's baseless or Republican fuckery, he'd stay. TheBlackAdder Dec 2017 #10

Yes, my thought as well. Would he resign if he was innocent? nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #6

because there was a settled case, and because it was about mopinko Dec 2017 #12

There should be an investigation, then based on results, calls for diva77 Dec 2017 #7

"they" are in charge, and of course that's what they will get. librechik Dec 2017 #11

Roy Moore is not relevant to how our party deals with sexual harassment loyalsister Dec 2017 #13

I disagree with putting Al Franken and John Conyers Pachamama Dec 2017 #14