Presumably recalls are public referendums. The question is whether Californians would actually vote Feinstein out of office if given the chance.

And who gets to make that call? Just asking.

I wouldn’t assume that she has a clear motivation at this point. Once you’re that far gone...

Not on stuff like this. Anyone who does put their name on these allegations will never be able to work on a Senate staff again.

What’s the option though if Feinstein says screw you, I’m here until my term ends?  Presumably some sort of removal proceeding that Democrats are never going to initiate against one of their own.

100%

Everyone thinks “I want to retire when I can still do so in a dignified manner”. Problem is the older you get and the more powerful you are the less likely you are to realize when that time has come or have people around you who are willing to tell you harsh truths.

It’s like the RBG situation all over again. Except I’m not giving Feinstein the benefit of the doubt that her motivation is altruistic.

Yes, the California governor can fill Senate vacancies immediately with no restrictions. That person fills the seat until the next statewide election for that seat.

Yup.

Democratic legislators need to realize there is no room for niceties any more.

If people didn’t learn from RBG, then we’re fucked.

Conservatives keep looking for groomers and pedophiles in the LGBTQ community. The groomers and pedophiles are in religious communities. Always have been.

Also nobody ever “jokingly” coerces a child into kissing them on the mouth and sucking their tongue. While there are situations where people engage in “humor” that is also sexual harassment or assault, this is definitely just plain child abuse attempting to be covered with a, “Hah hah, just kidding!”

Other outlets have blurred the picture of the boy to at least try and help protect his identity, it’s rather sad to see Jezebel not having the same respect for this kid.

The concept that an action can be *intended* to be joke AND still be sexual assault will just never compute for many folks.

My mother, a devout Catholic, and I, a lapsed Catholic/atheist, have gone a few rounds about Mother Teresa. My mom will hear none of it. To her, Mother Teresa is a saint who helped people—that’s how fully mythologized Mother Teresa has been by the Church and Catholic media (and even mainstream media). You can talk to…

But I love Alice Cooper. He's a decent guy

“I hope you get raped by cops and are forced to carry the rape baby and die giving birth, misandrist.”

You’re comparing a child to an inanimate object.

Gandhi slept with girls and Mother Theresa was a sadist. Kill your heroes, folks.

This reminds me of Michael Jackson exclaiming it was “charming” when he, an adult male, shared a bed with kids having a sleepover at his house.