No one is above the law, or exempt from moral behavior.
More than two dozen Democratic colleagues of Sen. Al Franken now say that he should resign because of the allegations of sexual misbehavior lodged against him.
But if Sen. Franken should step aside because of this issue, so also should Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican who is likely to be elected to the Senate next week, as well as President Donald Trump, who also has been accused of multiple examples of unwanted and inappropriate behavior toward women for many years.
Moral and ethical standards do not have varying levels depending on political affiliation or elective office.
Claims are being made that the president is exempt from prosecution because he is the chief executive office of the nation's laws, and is therefore exempt from that standard because he sets the standard.
But if the president's behavior is acceptable, excusable or "legal," then so also is similar behavior by others, whether they be Republicans or Democrats, elected officials and candidates, or any other ordinary citizen.
What is inappropriate behavior for one man applies also to every man -- including the president of the United States.
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