Al Frankens Resignation and the Selective Force of #MeToo

[PatrickforO]

40. yes, and we also know that he was asked to resign before completing that defense.

For me, that's the issue. If he actually did something egregious in terms of harassing someone, then sure, ask for his resignation. But based on two allegations that have been shown not to hold water, and five anonymous ones? Not so much.

I mean, let's say you get arrested for something that someone accuses you of. OK, so you're out now on bail waiting for trial. The day you show up at court for your arraignment, and you find instead it's a sentencing hearing. That's what basically has happened to Franken.

In the vernacular, this is called 'railroading.' And Al Franken has very much been railroaded. I don't like it and have called many of these 'courageous' senators to express my concern.

It isn't just women who have been violated, you know. Sometimes men are, too, or have been. And yes, I know how it feels. But to ride someone out of the Senate on a rail before he's had due process is unconscionable, because it shows a COMPLETE lack of moral fortitude. Sigh...yes, I do know that the nature of politics calls for us to have a lower bar in terms of moral fortitude, but not that low. Not witch hunt low. Not lynch mob low. That's unacceptable.