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Should Katie Hill have resigned?

Asked by Demosthenes (15217points) October 29th, 2019

Freshman congressman Katie Hill from California resigned yesterday after information that she had an affair with a male staffer on her campaign came to light (she initially denied the affair but then admitted to it). Nude photos of her posted on a porn site were also leaked, which Hill decries as “revenge porn”.

Some Democrats, like Kamala Harris, are defending her. But it seems to me that in today’s #metoo culture, Hill was finished the moment she had an affair with an employee.

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KNOWITALL's avatar

I heard that her husband found out about two affairs, one with a male staffer, one with a female staffer, and got so mad he did post revenge pics.

This is kind of like a Bill Clinton situation, as it’s between consenting adults, but appropriate or not is still debatable.

For me, yes, she should resign.

gorillapaws's avatar

Yes. She had a sexual relationship with a subordinate. That’s unacceptable. It’s wrong when a man does it and it’s just as wrong when a woman does it. It’s wrong when it’s a Republican and when it’s a Democrat.

chyna's avatar

It ruined John Edwards chances of running for President in the early 2000’s. He had an affair with a subordinate and had a baby with her.
Listen people! You can’t hide anything so keep your pants on if you are running for a public office!

josie's avatar

Congressional Code of Conduct
Check 18(a)

Rule Number One in any organization whether it is written or not-“don’t fuck the help”

chyna's avatar

^Words to live by.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

Yes, see @Josie’s answer.

filmfann's avatar

Was the scandal bad enough to resign? Sure. With her inappropriate sexual encounters with her aides, the nude photos of her published online, including exposing a tattoo described as “Nazi Era” (an iron cross), she would be ineffective in her job from now until we all get Alzheimer’s.

KNOWITALL's avatar

@chyna I still worry about that family, but most people forget about them. Plus he was paying her from a business or political account, it was pretty crazy at the time since his political aspirations were fairly high.

Dutchess_lll's avatar

Yes, she should have resigned. She was a fool to have an affair
The fact that there are nude pics of her floating around also shows a lack of judgement.

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