Nothing would come of it, it’s true. But it would be on the record.

I misspoke. You are absolutely right. It is not due process, but fair procedure. 

It does sound like I meant, “When they go low...” and I think that is rubbish. But fair procedure (or legal due process when applicable) is the last recourse one has when one faces injustice (which is not Francken’s case). I don’t want to give that up. I guess I was being less pragmatic and more “philosophical”…

It is definitely his fault. And you are right. I should have said fair procedure.

I share your disgust and contempt for Franken’s behavior. Sexual harassment or assault cannot be tolerated. However, I do disagree with your statement: “I don’t believe that the half dozen or so women that came forward are the only women Franken groped, and I think if he had stayed there likely would have have been a…

I think Al Franken deserved due process. Everyone does. What he did is awful, certainly, but this is a representative democracy, not a government of outrage (and hypocrisy, may I add, because I don’t believe the outraged politicians are all that squeaky-clean, either). Put Franken through the ringer if need be, with…

Voting on Sundays works very well in many countries.

I heard that cough, and I second that.

There are developed nations where stores don’t even open on Sundays. They want want workers to rest, too.

Can I add mandatory voting to that?

I always thought Calvinism was exactly rhis. Or even worse, because whatever you do won’t matter. As a lapsed Catholic, I must admit that I liked its emphasis on “good deeds,” not merely faith. You’ve got to work for it!

Oh, I am sorry, Mr Gates. Is your house arrest an inconvenience? The Court apologizes most earnestly.

California doesn’t count. We are all losers here. He’d love to see us all burn or die due to a drought (that purportedly never existed, but whatever...).

This, so so so so many times. For someone who brags about how much money he has made, this should be a great source of embarrassment (as well as bankrupting his company several times).

We certainly know the Senate knows a lot about nominees to federal judge chairs, right? And that the nominees background matters? There is no easy solution.

I say we dismantle their own healthcare plans since they don’t believe in science (medicine). Let them grow old on “thoughts and prayers.”

Anecdotal, but from an expert polygraph cheater, spy Aldrich Ames.