Belgian Justice Minister Vincent van Quickenborne said on Friday he has decided to step down, following pressure over how Belgium had handled the case of a Tunisian gunman who had pledged allegiance…
Responsibility would mean making some kind of amends for the wrongdoings.
Resignation is just a temporary setback, a political do-over. He gets off without any consequences and can start over. He’ll be given a cushy post in exchange for being the fall guy and appeasing the public. He won’t be able to hold another high profile position too soon (hopefully ever) but other than that it’s all good for him.
Although Franken had asked to be allowed to appear before the Senate Ethics Committee to give his side of the story, on December 6 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told him he had to announce his resignation by five o’clock or he could be censured and stripped of committee assignments.
That was very much a forced resignation. It was effectively quit or be fired.
Im still mad about that. And what does Chuck Schumer have to say about Senator Menendez, huh? Nah, its okay that he accepted bribes and worked for foreign interests, at least he didnt take a dumb photo.
There was a lot of societal pressure at the time because of #metoo. Not saying what Schumer did was right, but it does explain a bit why he did what he did.
Responsibility would mean making some kind of amends for the wrongdoings.
Resignation is just a temporary setback, a political do-over. He gets off without any consequences and can start over. He’ll be given a cushy post in exchange for being the fall guy and appeasing the public. He won’t be able to hold another high profile position too soon (hopefully ever) but other than that it’s all good for him.
It’s still more than what most do. When’s the last time a US politician did the same?
Al Franken
That was very much a forced resignation. It was effectively quit or be fired.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Franken
Im still mad about that. And what does Chuck Schumer have to say about Senator Menendez, huh? Nah, its okay that he accepted bribes and worked for foreign interests, at least he didnt take a dumb photo.
There was a lot of societal pressure at the time because of #metoo. Not saying what Schumer did was right, but it does explain a bit why he did what he did.