It seems most people don’t understand what power of attorney means. It gives her daughter the ability to make decisions* on her behalf, yes, but doesn’t grant any sort of conservatorship over her.
It’s an intelligent move, especially when a person gets older, to grant PoA to someone you trust. It means if, for example, you’re in the hospital, that person can still do things like pay your bills from your accounts.
EDIT: *legal, personal decisions - not senate votes. It doesn’t give the daughter any right or ability to do her job.
I just wish she would make the intelligent move of resigning.
Or that she would have stepped down after her last term. Or an earlier one.
RBG should have had the foresight to do this as well. It’s a sad state of affairs we’re in.
RBG really shat on her legacy with that bullshit. At the end, she was just a power hungry narcissist like all the rest.
I’d like that too, the reality though is that she is the deciding vote on the judiciary committee right now and if she steps down the republicans will refuse to seat a replacement halting any confirmations… So right now they feel like they have to Weekend at Bernies her in order to keep confirming judges. Politics sucks.
You are right, but it’s only smart if you anticipate being incapacitated for long periods of time. We shouldn’t have lawmakers in the position to expect to be incapacitated for long periods of time.
Exactly. I have PoA for my parents, but I’ve never exercised it. My father is in care due to dementia, but my mother is in fine mental and physical health. The PoA is primarily there in case a decision needs to be made for my father’s care but my mother isn’t available for any reason. Doesn’t have to be medical reasons, mom always has the care facility make a note of the PoAs when she travels.
Maybe Certainly a dumb question, but does this mean her daughter could vote on Diane Feinstein’s behalf?
No. Which I think is where a lot of people are confused. It doesnt give the daughter any power or ability to do her job for her. Only to handle legal issues on her behalf.
Think, basically, things that she could otherwise hire a lawyer to do for her. She cannot outsource her senatorship.
