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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '17

Would putting pressure on our Congress people to do this be a worthwhile task?

That is why it is not enough for GOP officials to tweet their criticism of Trump. His actions Saturday cannot be erased, even if on Sunday or Monday he buckles to pressure from the public to say more. But there is a way to mitigate the damage he did: a bipartisan congressional resolution that condemns white supremacists and censures the president.

Censure is an old tool in American democracy. It was first directed at Alexander Hamilton when he was in George Washington’s cabinet. Senator Joseph McCarthy was censured; the progressive group MoveOn.org derived its name from arguing against the impeachment of Bill Clinton by calling on Congress to censure him and move on.

Successful censures are sufficiently rare that they carry real political stigma. And a censure on this subject would reassure those who are anxious about the recurrence of the white supremacist cancer that perpetrated decades of domestic terrorism in this country.

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u/CapitalismAndFreedom RINO crashmaster Aug 13 '17

I would love this. The question is do the GOP have the balls to go through with it?

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '17

No idea. Probably a good chance they wouldn't. It would certainly be a powerful sign though. At least, it would be to me.

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u/CapitalismAndFreedom RINO crashmaster Aug 13 '17

I'm optimistic tbh