Oh Kristen

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12. Why we should be concerned about Gillibrand

Kristen Gillibrand runs the risk of becoming the Joseph McCarthy of sexual harrassment claims. While there is no doubt that there are way too women out there that are the victims of sexual harassment I do not for one moment believe that 100% of the accused will actually be guilty of the crime they are charged with. We live in a political climate that has gone to the extreme of creating a witch hunt where allegations can be made, no investigation conducted and the accused are destroyed. It creates the perfect climate for those who are vindictive for some reason or other to decide to destroy the person they are pissed off at. It also creates the perfect climate for political hit jobs to take out effective politicians like Al Franken. Women who are been harmed deserve justice but women who make fake charges also need to be held accountable for their lies.

Absence of common sense and a willingness to investigate claims will ultimately result in more harm to the process of dealing with sexual harassment and lead to allegations of fake news. It is really easy for Gillbrand to take out Franken but I sure don't see her and the other Democrats using the same level of energy and effort on Trump and Moore.