Enormous loss?Beekeeper » 02 Oct 2023, 6:42 am » wrote: ↑ I told you so!! She checks 100% of the BOXES a DEMOCRAT NEEDS to be a good little IDENTITY POLITICS MASTER!!!
a. A woman
b. Black
c. LBGTQ+
California Gov. Gavin Newsom named Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler as Sen. Dianne Feinstein's replacement in the U.S. Senate after the longtime Democrat senator died last week at the age of 90, Fox News confirmed late Sunday night.
Butler will finish out the remainder of Feinstein's term in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 2024 election. In a statement, the governor described Butler as an "advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris."
"As we mourn the enormous loss of Senator Feinstein, the very freedoms she fought for — reproductive freedom, equal protection, and safety from gun violence — have never been under greater assault," Newsom added. "Laphonza will carry the baton left by Senator Feinstein, continue to break glass ceilings, and fight for all Californians in Washington D.C."
Butler, president of EMILY's List and a former adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, will be the only Black woman serving in the U.S. Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker to represent the Golden State in the Upper Chamber.
I've read a couple of stories this morning that Newsom's diversity pick doesn't even maintain an address in California and is actually registered to vote in Maryland.Beekeeper » 02 Oct 2023, 6:42 am » wrote: ↑ I told you so!! She checks 100% of the BOXES a DEMOCRAT NEEDS to be a good little IDENTITY POLITICS MASTER!!!
a. A woman
b. Black
c. LBGTQ+
California Gov. Gavin Newsom named Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler as Sen. Dianne Feinstein's replacement in the U.S. Senate after the longtime Democrat senator died last week at the age of 90, Fox News confirmed late Sunday night.
Butler will finish out the remainder of Feinstein's term in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 2024 election. In a statement, the governor described Butler as an "advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris."
"As we mourn the enormous loss of Senator Feinstein, the very freedoms she fought for — reproductive freedom, equal protection, and safety from gun violence — have never been under greater assault," Newsom added. "Laphonza will carry the baton left by Senator Feinstein, continue to break glass ceilings, and fight for all Californians in Washington D.C."
Butler, president of EMILY's List and a former adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, will be the only Black woman serving in the U.S. Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker to represent the Golden State in the Upper Chamber.
News to me. BUT the Constitution says she is qualified if she is a resident on the day she takes office. A voter registration in another State is meaningless to being a resident of a State. She could move there today and still be considered a resident by law. Changing your registration is an administrative function, not one that controls where you live. I can NOT be registered to vote and still be a US Senator or Congresscritter.RedheadedStranger » 02 Oct 2023, 7:59 am » wrote: ↑ I've read a couple of stories this morning that Newsom's diversity pick doesn't even maintain an address in California and is actually registered to vote in Maryland.
How does that work?
Feinstein has been a rolling corpse for a couple of years now, so yes, it was no major loss of any kind.RebelGator » 02 Oct 2023, 7:59 am » wrote: ↑ Enormous loss?
Her only claim to fame is hiring a Chinese spy to chauffeur her around for 20 years.
Her replacement is just another substandard affirmative action hire......is Laphonza a jungle name?
Agreed... but the fact that she is registered to vote in MD means that she maintains an address in MD, and still doesn't have one in Cali.Beekeeper » 02 Oct 2023, 8:14 am » wrote: ↑ News to me. BUT the Constitution says she is qualified if she is a resident on the day she takes office. A voter registration in another State is meaningless to being a resident of a State. She could move there today and still be considered a resident by law. Changing your registration is an administrative function, not one that controls where you live. I can NOT be registered to vote and still be a US Senator or Congresscritter.
I've seen no evidence she is residing in Maryland NOR registered to vote there. ALL indications are she lives in and works in California.RedheadedStranger » 02 Oct 2023, 8:24 am » wrote: ↑ Agreed... but the fact that she is registered to vote in MD means that she maintains an address in MD, and still doesn't have one in Cali.
She gonna have to fix that before she can be sworn in.
Beekeeper » 02 Oct 2023, 8:51 am » wrote: ↑ There is no evidence she is residing in Maryland NOR registered to vote there. ALL indications are she lives in and works in California.
you lost me at "an advocate for women and girls, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris."Beekeeper » 02 Oct 2023, 6:42 am » wrote: ↑ I told you so!! She checks 100% of the BOXES a DEMOCRAT NEEDS to be a good little IDENTITY POLITICS MASTER!!!
a. A woman
b. Black
c. LBGTQ+
California Gov. Gavin Newsom named Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler as Sen. Dianne Feinstein's replacement in the U.S. Senate after the longtime Democrat senator died last week at the age of 90, Fox News confirmed late Sunday night.
Butler will finish out the remainder of Feinstein's term in Washington, D.C., ahead of the 2024 election. In a statement, the governor described Butler as an "advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to Vice President Harris."
"As we mourn the enormous loss of Senator Feinstein, the very freedoms she fought for — reproductive freedom, equal protection, and safety from gun violence — have never been under greater assault," Newsom added. "Laphonza will carry the baton left by Senator Feinstein, continue to break glass ceilings, and fight for all Californians in Washington D.C."
Butler, president of EMILY's List and a former adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, will be the only Black woman serving in the U.S. Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ lawmaker to represent the Golden State in the Upper Chamber.
WTF?RedheadedStranger » 02 Oct 2023, 7:59 am » wrote: ↑ I've read a couple of stories this morning that Newsom's diversity pick doesn't even maintain an address in California and is actually registered to vote in Maryland.
How does that work?
Exactly as expected. Oh, and Newsom wants to be YOUR President.PhiloBeddo » 02 Oct 2023, 9:52 am » wrote: ↑ He put a racist, ***, ghetto *** in the Senate. Figures.
IF this can be proven, then she needs to be CHALLENGED prior to her being sworn in. If this is indeed the case, she is NOT eligible under the Constitution to take office as the California Senator. I am SURE that Republicans in the Senate are already looking at this hard.
Oct022023Marylander Laphonza Butler Picked for California SenateYou may not have to be a California resident to qualify as California Senator, but as Gavin Newsom announced in advance, you do have to be a black woman. This rules out 94% of the population. From there, he narrowed the field further to a black woman who is publicly homosexual and of course radically left-wing. Out of this pool, he chose the one most conspicuously devoted to evil, pro-abortion militant Laphonza Butler.Butler is president of ultraleft EMILY’s List, a PAC that exists to promote the killing of unborn children. It is now helping her pretend she doesn’t live on the opposite side of the country:Beekeeper » 02 Oct 2023, 8:51 am » wrote: ↑ I've seen no evidence she is residing in Maryland NOR registered to vote there. ALL indications are she lives in and works in California.
Surely Pyers would not be such a racist sexist homophobe as to suggest that residency requirements pertain to a Left-Wing Lesbian of Color.“FEC filings from EMILY’s List record Laphonza Butler’s residence as Silver Springs, Maryland as recently as 31 days ago,” said FEC analyst Rob Pyers. “FPPC and FEC filings indicate that soon-to-be California Senator Laphonza Butler hasn’t been a resident of the state for over two years.”Pyers noted that EMILY’s List was already cleaning up their website to hide where Butler allegedly lives. The organization removed the following line from their website: “She lives in Maryland with her partner Neneki Lee and their daughter Nylah.”