The Senate minority leader trailed off during a press conference and stared straight ahead for a few seconds as his fellow senators asked if he was OK.
Feinstein has several VERY important committee positions, including the Judiciary and Intelligence committees. Losing her on those would allow for even MORE Republican shenanigans.
That said, as a Californian, she needs to go YESTERDAY.
Wouldn’t she be replaced quickly, resulting in a Democratic majority and new Democrats on those committees
My understanding was that she’s being kept there because Pelosi doesn’t want Newsom to appoint her replacement, since that replacement would have a slight advantage in the 2024 election cycle.
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Feinstein has several VERY important committee positions, including the Judiciary and Intelligence committees. Losing her on those would allow for even MORE Republican shenanigans.
That said, as a Californian, she needs to go YESTERDAY.
Wouldn’t she be replaced quickly, resulting in a Democratic majority and new Democrats on those committees
My understanding was that she’s being kept there because Pelosi doesn’t want Newsom to appoint her replacement, since that replacement would have a slight advantage in the 2024 election cycle.
Old people lying about in committees is no basis for a system of government
Well, it is true that legislative power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical gerontic ceremony.