[HN Gopher] Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to retire at end of term
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       Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to retire at end of term
        
       Author : trynewideas
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2023-02-14 21:50 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | anigbrowl wrote:
       | I look forward to having two Senators again in 2025. Feinstein
       | votes reliably but hasn't said anything of note for years and
       | seems generally disengaged from anything. Joe Biden is a
       | whirlwind of energy by comparison.
        
       | ggm wrote:
       | From a different polity (aus), if a senate seat falls vacant its
       | filled by a nominee of the party who held that quotient at the
       | will of the state premier, a power which has occasionally (very
       | occasionally, but notoriously to cause a flip in the government
       | by triggering a double dissolution of the chambers) been abused.
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       | Would it not be kinder to the D party for her to stop now. Or,
       | presumably have stopped years ago?
        
         | trynewideas wrote:
         | Democrats here aren't especially well known for doing anything
         | that helps their party, tactically or strategically.
        
       | trynewideas wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/NK9pm
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       | Feinstein is a longtime tech industry villain on the
       | "catastrophically ignorant" track,[1][2] especially around
       | encryption.[3][4] I'll especially remember her brushing off kids
       | who lobbied her on the Green New Deal:[5]
       | 
       | > "I've gotten elected, I just ran," she added. "I was elected by
       | almost a million-vote plurality. And I know what I'm doing. So
       | you know, maybe people should listen a little bit."
       | 
       | The _SF Chronicle_ ran a story in April about her progressing
       | cognitive problems. She 's 88.[6]
       | 
       | The race to replace her was already competitive before she'd even
       | announced her retirement.[7]
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       | 1: https://www.politico.com/story/2012/06/feinstein-im-no-
       | techn...
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       | 2: https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/sen-feinstein-
       | sh...
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       | 3: https://www.techdirt.com/2016/04/08/burr-feinstein-
       | release-t...
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       | 4:
       | https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/3/12/21174815/earn-i...
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       | 5: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/431238-kids-confront-
       | fei...
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       | 6: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-
       | feinstei...
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       | 7:
       | https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-01-20/california...
        
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