When we deny due process and the rule of law, we have lost democracy.

[MoonRiver]

The Mob, led by Kristen Gillibrand, by attacking Al Franken, without an Ethics Committee hearing, has put US closer to this terrible possibility. I so hope Franken reconsiders, but I doubt he will.

[rainy]

1. I hope he reconsiders too

but if he doesn’t I hope he go on to be a great leader of the resistance and more...

[MoonRiver]

3. Absolutely!

[mythology]

2. Oddly I don't remember people demanding this for Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump or Roy Moore

Also due process is a legal term. Al Franken isn't facing any criminal or civil charges for groping.

[MoonRiver]

4. In Franken's case, due process involves an Ethics Committee hearing.

He was denied this by Gillibrand.

[tritsofme]

5. This is just such nonsense.

Franken chose to resign. There is no “due process” in the court of public opinion.

He has a six year term, and could have made it clear he wasn’t resigning, it was his choice to not stick it out and get his “due process”

[MoonRiver]

7. He "chose" because of Mob pressure. Everybody knows that except Gillibrand sycophants.

[MurrayDelph]

9. He chose to fall on his sword

for the good of the party, to stop being the distraction.

[StevieM]

6. That's basically what happened in the last election when we had a mob ranting "lock her up!!" (eom)

[MoonRiver]

8. Yep. Same thing.

[dawg]

10. I'm sympathetic to your point of view, but I can't help feeling that Franken ...

made his own decision. No one *forced* him to resign.

And I don't know about you, but I would have been resolute in that situation, unless, of course, I knew my reputation would not be able to survive the scrutiny of an investigation.