John Tierney: “the easy way out is not an avoidance of a censureship motion. That is the way to end the partisanship here. The correct…”

“the easy way out is not an avoidance of a censureship motion. That is the way to end the partisanship here. The correct way, the way to show some fairness, is to allow a vote on censure; not to make some excuse that because it is not mentioned in the Constitution, we cannot have that vote. Take the weight of conscience out. Do not deprive our right to vote our conscience so you can ram something through here. Spare us all the righteous condemnations, spare us all the assertions of your desire to uphold the rule of law, and do a fair act here; put on this floor a motion for censure, because certainly the fact that the conduct of the President is not impeachable does not mean it is being condoned. We have an argument here that he can stand for trial if it is decided that is what should be done after he gets out of office, and we do not need impeachment to teach our children the difference between right and wrong. Do not sell our parents short, do not sell our children short, do not sell the minority here short and do not sell the American people short. Give us the right, give us the fairness of a vote on censure, so the American people can have their way.”