[News] 90-Year-Old Dianne Feinstein Cedes Power Of Attorney To Daughter – But Remains In Senate ( www.mediaite.com )

flipht , 10 months ago

Power of attorney is a normal thing, and it doesn't actually indicate that she's unable to care for herself.

It's something all people should seriously consider if they have a responsible adult child.

It has to be done BEFORE you're actually in need, because you have to be competent to make the decision. It saves families a lot of drama if the person winds up in the hospital and someone needs to pay their bills, or needs to make other financial decisions while they're incapacitated.

All that said, feinstein is definitely incapable of caring for herself, so she needs to go. But I wish people would stop demonizing this particular thing, since it has nothing to do with the actual issues.

Itty53 , 10 months ago

No one is demonizing this particular thing. People are complaining about a senator who needs to give way to a younger, more progressive person.

Like a 70 year old. /s Jokes aside this highlights things well.

Seriously though, no one is demonizing the thing. They're pointing out the thing adds strong evidence to the arguments they've been making for the better part of the last 20 years. When W Bush went under the knife he signed over power to Cheney. That's the responsible thing to do. On the same token, Feinstein has indicated the likelihood that she is unable to serve her role in numerous ways, with this just being one more way. If she can no longer speak for herself, how can she speak for Californians? I live here, BTW. I'm affected directly.