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lapucelle

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4. Nor was he afforded the opportunity for due process before yesterday's calls for his resignation.

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Was Al Franken denied a right to due process [View all] lapucelle Dec 2017 OP

If he wanted one, he could have stayed around until he got one... brooklynite Dec 2017 #1

Franken did want want an investigation and hearing, lapucelle Dec 2017 #3

And Frankie Pentangeli could have lived out his years in The Villages in Florida Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #6

Perfect. dalton99a Dec 2017 #30

I agree. No one forced him to apologize and resign. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #28

This. aikoaiko Dec 2017 #39

He wasn't expelled from the Senate (as other Senators have been). He wasn't denied "due process"... PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #2

Nor was he afforded the opportunity for due process before yesterday's calls for his resignation. lapucelle Dec 2017 #4

He could have chosen to stay in the Senate. If the Senate chose to expell him... PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #10

Go watch "The Crucible" Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #13

A bit different when people hang you instead of suggesting you leave. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #19

Count on you to miss the point. Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #37

The reality is Franken is still alive, and hasn't even actually resigned yet. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #38

The reality (the point of the reference) is Jakes Progress Dec 2017 #42

Franken is staying for a few weeks; that is evidence of his fighting lapucelle Dec 2017 #22

Nonsense. Loki Liesmith Dec 2017 #5

I would love to hear your thoughts on high school bullying Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #8

I'm opposed to it. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #11

Do you believe that bullying has consequences and can affect personal decisions? Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #12

Are you implying 35 Democratic Senators are bullies? n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #14

I'm not implying anything. I am saying precisely that. Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #16

What??????????????????? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #27

My Thought Is Yes Me. Dec 2017 #7

general 110liberal Dec 2017 #9

I find it interesting that Franken did not resign effective today, lapucelle Dec 2017 #15

Be interesting to see what he does over the next couple of weeks. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #17

I am sure Al Franken is one vindictive son of a bitch Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #18

Politics can be unfair, there is no right to due process in the court of public opinion tritsofme Dec 2017 #20

When I think of due process, I think of legal stuff LeftInTX Dec 2017 #21

I think you're right. Maybe a "fair hearing" would be a better term. lapucelle Dec 2017 #23

He hasnt been charged with anything.. NCTraveler Dec 2017 #24

I'm not contending that these words or terms are synonymous. lapucelle Dec 2017 #33

The only one that matters. NCTraveler Dec 2017 #35

The Packwood investigation took three years DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #25

that is an absurd amount of time dsc Dec 2017 #40

He was lynched by the Senatorial mob. MoonRiver Dec 2017 #26

I agree Jarqui Dec 2017 #29

Yup, he was sacrificied as some phony high ground morality leverage that R B Garr Dec 2017 #31

The same "credible news outlet"s that "credibly" flacked every RW claim about Hillary? JHB Dec 2017 #32

I'm not the one who characterized the source as "credible". lapucelle Dec 2017 #34

And I didn't claim you did. It was the senators who did... JHB Dec 2017 #36

Two credible claims in one day! Nevernose Dec 2017 #41