What’s keeping Sen. Dianne Feinstein from resigning?
To the editor: The hubris of everybody concerned in permitting Democrat Dianne Feinstein to proceed serving within the U.S. Senate boggles the thoughts.
My mom suffered with dementia — not associated to encephalitis, which Feinstein reportedly had as a complication from shingles, however dementia nonetheless. I’ve nice compassion for anybody affected by any sort of diminution of psychological capability. When it was past clear that my mother didn’t have the mind energy to function a co-trustee of my household’s property, my father appointed a brand new trustee.
If Feinstein doesn’t even know that she has been gone from the Senate for months — as The Occasions’ personal reporting makes clear — then please, it’s time to alleviate Feinstein and choose a brand new senator. Now.
Mitzi Schwarz, Los Angeles
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To the editor: As a day by day reader of The Occasions since 1982, I really feel that your experiences and opinions concerning Feinstein’s well being lack information important to understanding her place. In actual fact, they obscure the true challenge with rumour and sidebar hypothesis.
To wit: Feinstein is aware of Republicans will block a Democrat from changing her on the Senate Judiciary Committee, thereby obstructing President Biden’s judicial appointments meant to reasonable a federal judiciary packed by his predecessor with radicals.
That’s the challenge — a fascist takeover, not age, senility, selfishness or Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise to nominate a Black lady. Cries to resign play into the Republican agenda to pressure a resignation.
As a substitute, because the wolves circle, Feinstein and her ready employees have as soon as once more put the nation’s well-being earlier than her personal, discreetly and strategically retaining her seat and casting important votes regardless of apparent discomfort.
God bless her for sticking round.
Pamela Horner, San Clemente
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To the editor: That is actually a tragic ending for Feinstein, who has undertaken an in any other case stellar profession.
In my studying, I’ve not been capable of confirm if Feinstein has ever obtained vaccination towards shingles. Nonetheless, her present plight needs to be a instructing second for individuals who haven’t been vaccinated towards this illness.
The U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention recommends that anybody over age 50 in addition to these over age 19 with an immune-compromised situation obtain two doses of Shingrix. The vaccine is greater than 90% efficient in stopping shingles.
John T. Chiu, M.D., Newport Seaside
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To the editor: California voters elected Feinstein to serve a six-year time period ending January 2025, so she has each proper to complete. However, this example wouldn’t occur if we had time period limits.
The controversy shouldn’t be about Feinstein or her private well being. The nationwide debate needs to be whether or not we, as voters, ought to proceed reelecting the identical incumbents three and 4 instances, along with systemic electoral reform — like a restrict of two phrases for U.S. senators.
I’ve served on appointed municipal commissions, and I do know from expertise that when one individual steps down, it encourages one other to step up. Time period limits may assist with that, together with an voters that doesn’t vote based mostly on easy title recognition helped by incumbency.
Aaron Kohrs, Alexandria, Va.
