Posted on 03/12/2006 7:47:58 AM PST by Sub-Driver
What is "Censure?"
Although ill-defined, censure is a process of Congressional reprimand--the political equivalent of a strongly-worded letter. In 1834, a Whig Senate "censured" Democratic President Andrew Jackson in retaliation for his withholding documents. Three years later, a Democratic Senate "expunged" the censure from the record. However, that act of censure had no basis in either the Constitution or the Rules of the House and Senate. This remains true today. Ordinarily, Congressional disapproval of the President is relayed either through its legislative power including the veto override power or through impeachment.
Presumably, censure of the President would take the form of a resolution adopted by both the House and Senate and then publicly announced. Legally, the resolution would have no effect. Censure derives from the formal condemnation by either the House or the Senate in rebuke of a Member of their own body. After a majority vote, the Member is publicly denounced, but still retains the position of Representative or Senator. However, the House removes the offending Member from any leadership positions in committees or sub-committees.
LOL -- Clever! I like that.
The Senate hasn't taken up any bill that addresses the subject, therefor, no votes yet.
Feingold has taken the matter as another item in his "secrecy" pile-on.
Congressional Record: March 1, 2006 (Senate)
Mr. FEINGOLD. ... The current bill also falls short on its treatment of national security letters. These are, in effect, a form of secret administrative subpoena. Again, my God, they love doing things in secret. They love doing things in secret, and they tell us afterwards: Trust us. I seem to have read something recently in the press about an agreement to have another country run the operations of our ports. They said, after failing to consult Congress, trust us. We secretly looked at Dubai. We secretly looked at this, and we understand that money for the hijackers went through that country, but we have secretly looked at it and it is a good idea. Don't ask us any questions.
So Feingold wants to censure Bush for spying. So what do you call those
FBI files sitting in Clinton's WH? Now THAT was spying! That was extortion!
That was invation of privacy! That was crimes aginst the people of the
United State! Ahrrrrrgh!
Breath in. Breath out. Breath in. Breath out.
GOOD points.
This is just insane, isn't it?
Heretofore, I would have sworn that they had their kook base all nice and secure. LOL.
This is making me crazy... the enemy is in the camp and as long as Americans
(I say that loosely) are comfortable it's OK like this.
Get your torches. It's time for a revolution. With the exception of the
Constitution and the President, EVERYBODY off the hill. I'm calling
for a national DO OVER!!!
Go Russ, go!
*snicker
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
The administration needs to turn up the heat on their own leak investigation.
Feingold is an ass.
You got that right!
The RNC should have a press release every day ,they don't hammer them enough or hard enough,hit all the news outlets daily.
NVA wants Feingold censured for being an idiot.
OK! LOL! Count me in!
Was this P.O.S. against the ports deal because of national security? I would really like to know. I can't keep up with everything these idiots say.
Having grown up in WI, I always wondered who would be the first fellow from my state to have a semi-decent chance to run for President. I can't believe it may be this wholly f-up'd ass-clown. What a disgrace.
LOL!!! Ya "Google" long enough in one spot, and some things slip past their beady little liberal censoring noses. I think that's where I found it.
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