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McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts) Wed Jan 23, 2019, 04:36 PM Jan 2019

First Al Franken. Now Sheila Jackson Lee.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/politics/sheila-jackson-lee-cbc-chairwoman.html

This whole thing stinks last last years' gym socks. It has Russian compromat written all over it in big letters. And I predict that we will suddenly hear from a lot of "Democrats" who always knew that Lee was an an enabler of rapists. They could see it in her eyes. And they want her out of office now. Even if it means the Republican Texas governor gets to name her replacement until a special election can be held. Such a woman should never be able to sit in judgment of Trump. It would undermine the Democratic cause! It would make our party look bad!

"That's a nice Congress you have there," says Rudi "the Mob Lawyer" Guiliani. "We wouldn't want to see something happen to it."

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First Al Franken. Now Sheila Jackson Lee. (Original Post) McCamy Taylor Jan 2019 OP

I concur with your assessment. It's fishy. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #1

Do you have some actual evidence, or just "we all know"? brooklynite Jan 2019 #2

As to this: OilemFirchen Jan 2019 #3

The Napoleonic code DFW Jan 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Jan 2019 #6

Any lawsuit or allegation equals a conviction wellst0nev0ter Jan 2019 #4

Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) chose not to run again last year NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #7

The Texas Governor can appoint her replacement? Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #8

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

1. I concur with your assessment. It's fishy.

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 04:41 PM

Jan 2019

brooklynite

(94,974 posts)

2. Do you have some actual evidence, or just "we all know"?

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 05:08 PM

Jan 2019

Did the Republicans sneak someone onto staff who would then risk a perjury charge by filing an actual lawsuit?

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)

3. As to this:

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 05:28 PM

Jan 2019

“The congresswoman is confident that, once all of the facts come to light, her office will be exonerated of any retaliatory or otherwise improper conduct and this matter will be put to rest,” the statement said.

Fat lot of good that'll do. Once an allegation's been made, it's etched in stone.

Welcome to the #youtoo era.

DFW

(54,506 posts)

5. The Napoleonic code

Reply to OilemFirchen (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 05:34 PM

Jan 2019

Guilty until proven innocent

Used far too often these days, especially in the court of public opinion.

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wellst0nev0ter

(7,509 posts)

4. Any lawsuit or allegation equals a conviction

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 05:34 PM

Jan 2019

think that was taught in Armchair Law 101

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

7. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) chose not to run again last year

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 05:38 PM

Jan 2019

Due to similar allegations - that her Chief of Staff sexually harassed some women on her staff and that she didn't stop it.

But, we ended up with former National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes in her place. Along with Ayanna Presley in Mass, the first two women of color in Congress from New England.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,456 posts)

8. The Texas Governor can appoint her replacement?

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Wed Jan 23, 2019, 05:39 PM

Jan 2019

I don't think that's how it works for House members (only Senators)

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