When longtime California Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away in late September, she left a long line of mourners. But the timing of her last vote on the Senate floor left some observers feeling unnerved. Here is the full story.
Mayor and Senator
Dianne Feinstein served as the mayor of San Francisco from 1978 through 1988. Four years later, she took up residency in the United States Senate.
That was a role Feinstein would hold for the rest of her life, as she passed away in Washington, D.C., in late September during the current Senate session.
Feinstein was in the fifth year of what she vowed would be her final six-year run in Congress. She was set to finish out that sixth term in 2024.
In the wake of Feinstein’s death, which her office announced on X on the morning of September 29, tributes poured in from all corners.
A Staunch Liberal
Though Feinstein was a staunch liberal and a favorite target of conservatives everywhere, few could argue with her dedication to the causes that mattered most to her.
Earlier in 2023, for instance, Feinstein had granted her daughter limited power of attorney privileges to help fight a court battle over Feinstein’s late husband’s estate.
At the time, the 90-year-old Feinstein said she needed all her energy and focus for her job of helping move the nation forward.
Now, it seems that dedication and focus on the job at hand carried Feinstein through her last hours. And it also had some observers feeling a little uneasy about the whole situation.
Widespread Speculation
With news of Feinstein’s death the day before making the rounds in Washington on the morning of September 29, social media began to warm up with speculation that something fishy was afoot.
A pro-Trump “social influencer” named Eric Spracklen, for example, took to X to ask how Feinstein could have cast a vote the same day she died.
“How did Dianne Feinstein vote ‘yea’ yesterday on the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act?” Spracklen tweeted.
And social media users made a call into the wilderness for video proof that the vote actually happened and that Feinstein had participated.
Fact-Checking
Could the whole vote have been a sham just to push through a bill that promises to provide training for aviation employees and to improve flight safety all around?
Well, an online fact-checking site has definitive proof of what happened. And it’s not as exotic or nefarious as some might want to believe.
According to Snopes, voting for the Aviation Act began at 11:45 AM on September 28. Feinstein casted her vote at 11:51 AM.
The most telling part of the whole Snopes “investigation” is that the entire vote is on video captured by C-SPAN.
A Final “Yay”
And, yes, Feinstein can be seen clearly in the video, being led to the Senate floor where she gave her “yay” vote.
This would be the senator’s last appearance in the line of duty, as she would pass away in her D.C. home that night.
As Snopes says, Feinstein was quite capable of both casting a vote on the morning of September 28 and then shedding her mortal coil that night.
It’s not sexy or scandalous, but that’s the way most conspiracy theories play out in the end.
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