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To Californians, Dianne Feinstein is one of the cosponsors of the bill in the Senate. It really grinds my gears seeing our senior leadership from California tak

by qppo 6y ago

To Californians, Dianne Feinstein is one of the cosponsors of the bill in the Senate. It really grinds my gears seeing our senior leadership from California take actions that directly harm our interests, both towards our peoples' freedom and our businesses. I feel vindicated for voting against her in 2018, because I thought she'd be out of touch with our interests as a state.

choppaface 6y ago
Send her an e-mail in 2 minutes telling her to stop supporting EARN-IT https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me
- annoyingnoob 6y ago
  I've done that many times over the years - she stopped responding and refuses to consider the opinion of encryption experts.
- jedberg 6y ago
  Been there, done that. Her office sends back a letter that boils down to, "We know better than you, please be quiet".
  - eindiran 6y ago
    I can confirm this, having been a recipient of such a letter from her office a few times.
- hedora 6y ago
  Writing Feinstein is a total waste of time. She’ll send a smarmy response about how you’re clearly an idiot for thinking it has anything to do with encryption, and how she’s proud to be a co-sponsor. She’s been completely ignoring voter complaints for decades. Before open primaries, it was essentially impossible for her to lose an election, and she knew it. I’m extremely liberal, but if the “recall governor Newsom” crowd went after Feinstein instead, I’d sign on in a heartbeat.
  - choppaface 6y ago
    I hear you, but venting into an open email form is somewhat satisfying, and the more busywork her office has the less damage she can do?
coldpie 6y ago
Feinstein is easily the worst Democratic Senator. It's absolutely bonkers to me that a state where tech is as important as it is keeps re-electing her. Surely there's someone out there who wants to primary her?
- qppo 6y ago
  CA has a blanket primary, which means that all candidates from all parties take part in the primary and then the top 2 compete in the general election, regardless of party affiliation. Feinstein wiped the floor with everyone in the primary in 2018. She took 44% of the vote, and the next leading candidate (Kevin de Leon) took 12%. When they ran against each other, de Leon lost by a fairly large margin but turnout kind of sucked. de Leon wasn't a good candidate by any means, and I voted for the guy. He always struck me as a bit of a smarmy huckster who didn't stand for anything but reelection. But I knew that Feinstein was probably running for her last term and only cared about serving the national party's interests, and not our state. I'll take the guy that wants my next vote over someone that probably won't live long enough to get it.
  - newacct583 6y ago
    Getting to the point you were responding to: in fact Feinstein won on the back of a bunch of "republican" votes, cast strategically in a "blue" state where a traditional candidate wasn't likely to win. Which is to say: nonpartisan voting did exactly what it was advertised to do and resulted in the election of a centrist candidate. Obviously there are other externalities to consider (Feinstein is very senior), etc... But I don't know why anyone is so upset that she's the "worst democrat". She'd be the "worst republican" too. You want consensus-building nonpartisan elections, you get candidates that reflect social consensus and not your particular party's priorities.
    - qppo 6y ago
      > fact Feinstein won on the back of a bunch of "republican" votes, cast strategically in a "blue" state where a traditional candidate wasn't likely to win Except de Leon carried the red districts. Not Feinstein.
hedora 6y ago
She will be 91 the next time she is up for re-election. Hopefully she’ll finally retire instead. I’ve been hoping for that for over a decade. Feinstein could not have been re-elected if it weren’t for overwhelmingly strong support for her in Silicon Valley. If she is up for re-election again, please vote for the other candidate (who will probably also be a Democrat!). Also, tell your friends. She wants to ban encryption. Her voting record is further to the right than many republicans. She votes according to Trump’s wishes more than any other Democrat in the senate.
- chrononaut 6y ago
  I agree with you about Feinstein, but: > Her voting record is further to the right than many republicans. She votes according to Trump’s wishes more than any other Democrat in the senate. This seems to imply she's in the middle of the pack for her democratic peers as it relates to Trump's wishes: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/
  - hedora 6y ago
    I think you’re misreading it. It’s sorted by Trump affinity, and there is only one Democrat higher than her (she used to be at the top, but has been dethroned by a large margin by one Democrat).
    - antoncohen 6y ago
      No, the default sort is "Trump plus-minus" which takes into account what percentage of the state voted for Trump. The idea is that if 50% of the state voted for Trump, a senator from that state should vote along with Trump 50% of the time, giving a zero plus-minus. Such a low percentage of people in CA voted for Trump (2nd lowest after Hawaii) that a middle of the pack Democrat will be high in the default sort. The same for senators from Hawaii, who are 4th and 5th with the default sort.
shpongled 6y ago
Why would you be surprised? California has a long history of stepping on people's freedoms and rights

by qppo 6y ago

choppaface 6y ago

Send her an e-mail in 2 minutes telling her to stop supporting EARN-IT https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me

annoyingnoob 6y ago
I've done that many times over the years - she stopped responding and refuses to consider the opinion of encryption experts.
jedberg 6y ago
Been there, done that. Her office sends back a letter that boils down to, "We know better than you, please be quiet".
- eindiran 6y ago
  I can confirm this, having been a recipient of such a letter from her office a few times.
hedora 6y ago
Writing Feinstein is a total waste of time. She’ll send a smarmy response about how you’re clearly an idiot for thinking it has anything to do with encryption, and how she’s proud to be a co-sponsor. She’s been completely ignoring voter complaints for decades. Before open primaries, it was essentially impossible for her to lose an election, and she knew it. I’m extremely liberal, but if the “recall governor Newsom” crowd went after Feinstein instead, I’d sign on in a heartbeat.
- choppaface 6y ago
  I hear you, but venting into an open email form is somewhat satisfying, and the more busywork her office has the less damage she can do?

coldpie 6y ago

Feinstein is easily the worst Democratic Senator. It's absolutely bonkers to me that a state where tech is as important as it is keeps re-electing her. Surely there's someone out there who wants to primary her?

qppo 6y ago
CA has a blanket primary, which means that all candidates from all parties take part in the primary and then the top 2 compete in the general election, regardless of party affiliation. Feinstein wiped the floor with everyone in the primary in 2018. She took 44% of the vote, and the next leading candidate (Kevin de Leon) took 12%. When they ran against each other, de Leon lost by a fairly large margin but turnout kind of sucked. de Leon wasn't a good candidate by any means, and I voted for the guy. He always struck me as a bit of a smarmy huckster who didn't stand for anything but reelection. But I knew that Feinstein was probably running for her last term and only cared about serving the national party's interests, and not our state. I'll take the guy that wants my next vote over someone that probably won't live long enough to get it.
- newacct583 6y ago
  Getting to the point you were responding to: in fact Feinstein won on the back of a bunch of "republican" votes, cast strategically in a "blue" state where a traditional candidate wasn't likely to win. Which is to say: nonpartisan voting did exactly what it was advertised to do and resulted in the election of a centrist candidate. Obviously there are other externalities to consider (Feinstein is very senior), etc... But I don't know why anyone is so upset that she's the "worst democrat". She'd be the "worst republican" too. You want consensus-building nonpartisan elections, you get candidates that reflect social consensus and not your particular party's priorities.
  - qppo 6y ago
    > fact Feinstein won on the back of a bunch of "republican" votes, cast strategically in a "blue" state where a traditional candidate wasn't likely to win Except de Leon carried the red districts. Not Feinstein.

hedora 6y ago

She will be 91 the next time she is up for re-election. Hopefully she’ll finally retire instead. I’ve been hoping for that for over a decade. Feinstein could not have been re-elected if it weren’t for overwhelmingly strong support for her in Silicon Valley. If she is up for re-election again, please vote for the other candidate (who will probably also be a Democrat!). Also, tell your friends. She wants to ban encryption. Her voting record is further to the right than many republicans. She votes according to Trump’s wishes more than any other Democrat in the senate.

chrononaut 6y ago
I agree with you about Feinstein, but: > Her voting record is further to the right than many republicans. She votes according to Trump’s wishes more than any other Democrat in the senate. This seems to imply she's in the middle of the pack for her democratic peers as it relates to Trump's wishes: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/
- hedora 6y ago
  I think you’re misreading it. It’s sorted by Trump affinity, and there is only one Democrat higher than her (she used to be at the top, but has been dethroned by a large margin by one Democrat).
  - antoncohen 6y ago
    No, the default sort is "Trump plus-minus" which takes into account what percentage of the state voted for Trump. The idea is that if 50% of the state voted for Trump, a senator from that state should vote along with Trump 50% of the time, giving a zero plus-minus. Such a low percentage of people in CA voted for Trump (2nd lowest after Hawaii) that a middle of the pack Democrat will be high in the default sort. The same for senators from Hawaii, who are 4th and 5th with the default sort.

shpongled 6y ago

Why would you be surprised? California has a long history of stepping on people's freedoms and rights