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Egnever

(21,506 posts) Sun Dec 10, 2017, 10:59 AM Dec 2017

Frankens guilt or innocent is irrelivant [View all]

It is the refusal of an impartial hearing that is extremely problematic.

Without out it there is no expectation of truth one way or the other. It is a core bedrock of our country that you get to face your accusers guilty or not. We do not send even the most heinous criminals to jail without giving them a chance to defend themselves and while Franken is not being sent to jail he is having his reputation which has been earned over decades destroyed with no opportunity for him to defend himself.

He asked for an investigation and was denied it. That should never happen to anyone it is counter to everything we supposedly believe in.

With the rush to judgement we have become the party that is against due process.

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Frankens guilt or innocent is irrelivant [View all] Egnever Dec 2017 OP

Yes. It is outrageous and disgusting. We will never forget this. n/t greeny2323 Dec 2017 #1

With Sarah Suckabee Sanders treestar Dec 2017 #2

Not true. Cause if you apply that to every standard people can make excuses for the like of Moore. boston bean Dec 2017 #3

People can make excuses for anything that is why we have courts in the first place Egnever Dec 2017 #4

There is truth in many cases. boston bean Dec 2017 #5

absolutely and there is truth in this one Egnever Dec 2017 #6

Many time the due process in politics is decided by the public.It is not a hearing or a court of law boston bean Dec 2017 #7

Usually at the ballot box Egnever Dec 2017 #11

Overwhelming evidence of what?? Moore supporters will tell you they are all liars. boston bean Dec 2017 #12

Moore is not in the senate nor is he being denied a chance to face his accusers Egnever Dec 2017 #13

Moore supporters are going to believe and say what they like and we can't change that kcr Dec 2017 #18

Wow, that does not mean it is the correct process. n/t USALiberal Dec 2017 #19

Maybe Franken thought an extended pubic hearing would not be good for him, the party Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #8

That would certainly explain why he asked for one. Egnever Dec 2017 #9

It would certainly mean that he and the Dem leadership need to do some explaining. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #10

Where the hell did the GOP get the idea they could get away with all this shit? CrispyQ Dec 2017 #16

I agree. ananda Dec 2017 #14

It has bothered me that he was pushed to resign without any investigation. Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #15

I don't think there is anything wrong with the Dem message, the elections are rigged. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #17

Franken resigned Progressive dog Dec 2017 #20

I agree! Tipperary Dec 2017 #21