Here's what happened when I called Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's office re: Al Franken

[PatrickforO]

51. Gillibrand's done some good stuff, though.

This is a difficult and painful thing. Al Franken did not get due process and I'm inflamed-mad about that. However, if it allows us to get the Trump accusers in there more effectively without the GOP being able to use the 'what about?' argument, then it might have been worth it.

The problems I have are these:

- Zero tolerance means zero common sense, and this particular action offended my sense of common decency. Al should have gotten due process. Basically, zero tolerance opens the door for all kinds of injustices to happen, innocent people crucified on a cross of innuendo. If the party 'machine' isn't careful, this could end up a new McCarthyism that in the end backfires horribly.

- Sacrificing Franken in order to take the moral high ground is a Machiavellian move - in effect, those who are doing it are saying the ends justify the means. God help us as a people if we ever become so indecent and morally lacking as to really believe that.

But, on the other hand, for the sake of balance, we can say here that many of us, myself included, have often criticized this party for being weak in fighting the Republicans. A willingness, as in chess, to sacrifice a valiant knight to create an opening for eventual check-mate, does show strength.

I'm just hurting inside right now about the unfairness of what's happened to Franken, and all the 'isms' in the world aren't gonna change the way I feel.