“One
of the initiators of the petition is Richard Painter, a lifelong Republican,
professor of corporate law at the University of Minnesota, and chief White
House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush between 2005 and 2007.
Discussing the petition, Painter said:
“The Constitution of the United States protects every
citizen’s right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. And
Congress has the right to censure its own members as well as presidents. The
behavior of President Trump in his first six months in office, as specified in
our Petition, clearly warrants his immediate censure by Congress. I urge our
fellow citizens to join us in our effort, and I implore every member of
Congress to exercise his or her authority to censure President Trump for his
gross misconduct in office as specified in our Petition.”
“The
petition, which can be found on its website,
asks both the Senate and the House of Representatives to censure Trump. The petitioners plan to collect more
signatures and then present them to every member of Congress for appropriate
action.”
“Censure
is a condemnation while impeachment involves a trial, starting with the House
adopting “articles of impeachment” and the Senate holding the trial. In the
case of the impeachment of a president, the chief justice of the United States
presides over the trial.”
“While
many of our grounds for censure may support President Trump’s Impeachment,”
Jules Bernstein, a veteran Washington, D.C. labor lawyer who helped start the
petition drive, “at a minimum they warrant his immediate censure by both Houses
of Congress.”
The
petition “is a simple and easy way for people to be heard and fight back,”
explained Bernstein. “It would serve to combat Trump’s normalization, let
Congress know how people feel, and remind the press and public of all the
terrible things he’s done.”
Sign the Petition – then contact your
MoCs and let them know that you’ve signed the petition calling for Censure of
the President.
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