Sen. Laphonza Butler is the latest victim of the Democratic Party’s tokenization racket, fated to replace a true lion of the left, the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem famously said: “Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.”
While her résumé and history of community activism may be the bulk of the story, it’s her race, gender and sexual orientation that make headlines. Just about a quarter-century since that celebrated victory, today’s president of EMILY’s List has been appointed to a Senate seat in a state she no longer resides in on the basis of her skin color, gender and sexual orientation.a 25-year veteran of Congress who is already engaged in a highly contested Senate race for a seat opening up next year.
Not to mention at the expense of duly elected black female officeholders in California with higher aspirations.
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