Saturday, January 13, 2018

Democrats will propose a resolution censuring Trump for the shithole comments

I think they have to. He won't get cesured, but the amount of international furor this caused requires them to go on record. The interesting part will be how much squirming the Republicans will be doing denying allowing the vote, which almost guarantees they'll be painted with the same brush regarding other countries.
Two top House Democrats said Friday they will unveil a resolution next week to censure President Trump following reports he expressed a preference for immigrants from Norway over people from what he described as “shithole countries” like Haiti, El Salvador and African nations.

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, expect to formally introduce the censure resolution after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

  The Hill
Do you think Trump can be forced to apologize in lieu of censure?

Remember, he's denied saying it. But witnesses have already confirmed it.
Richmond and Nadler said they will ask House GOP leaders to bring up the resolution for a vote, but their efforts are unlikely to be successful. Nadler previously introduced a resolution to censure Trump when he cast equal blame on white supremacists and counterprotesters for violence in Charlottesville, Va., last August.
And yet, this is different. That was weasel-worded (fine people on both sides). This is direct and affects many other countries.
Earlier Friday, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) announced that he would force another House floor vote to impeach Trump next week in light of Trump's remarks. A vote Green forced last month failed on the floor, but 58 Democrats supported it.
Yes. Do that, too.
The only time the Senate considered censure was for President Andrew Jackson in 1834 for moving to dismantle the Bank of the United States. The censure resolution was ultimately revoked by Jackson’s allies three years later after they gained control of the chamber.
There, you see? Jackson is Trump's favorite president with whom he compares himself. He'd be happy to share censure with him.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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