Small group of Democrats floats censure instead of impeachment MSN, Dec 10, 2019, Politico
A small group of vulnerable House Democrats is floating the longshot idea of censuring President Donald Trump instead of impeaching him, according to multiple lawmakers familiar with the conversations.
Those Democrats, all representing districts that Trump won in 2016, huddled on Monday afternoon in an 11th-hour bid to weigh additional — though unlikely — options to punish the president for his role in the Ukraine scandal as the House speeds toward an impeachment vote next week.
The group of about 10 Trump-district lawmakers included Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.), and Ben McAdams (D-Utah.).
“I think it’s certainly appropriate and might be a little more bipartisan, who knows,” Schrader said Tuesday when asked about the possibility of a censure resolution. But he acknowledged: “Time’s slipping by.”
The idea of censure, according to the lawmakers, is to offer a competing alternative to impeachment that could attract at least some Republican support on the floor. It would also help Democrats avoid a lengthy impeachment trial in the Senate, which some in this group fear could tilt public opinion toward the GOP in the final months before the 2020 election.
“Right now, there's no other options. This is another option,” said one lawmaker who attended Monday’s meeting.
REMINDER: Here Are the 31 DEMOCRATS in Trump Districts Who Will LOSE THEIR SEAT If Democrats Vote on Their Sham Impeachment Charges
Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) Lucy McBath’s (D-Ga.) Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) Cindy Axne’s (D-Iowa) Jared Golden (D-Maine) Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) Angie Craig (D-Minn.) Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) Susie Lee’s (D-Nev.) Chris Pappas’s (D-N.H.) Jefferson Van Drew (D-N.J.) Andy Kim (D-N.J.) Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) Max Rose (D-N.Y.) Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.) Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.) Kendra Horn(D-Okla.) Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) Ben McAdams (D-Utah) Elaine Luria’s (D-Va.) Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) Ron Kind (D-Wis.)
Quote: EdJames wrote in post #3Good grief..... there is absolutely NOTHING to censure him for!!
Of course not @EdJames But it sure is interesting to see how nervous those 31 dems in Trump districts are about voting "Yea" on impeachment. They're looking for any way out.
It will be interesting to see how many choose their own careers over Pelosi's.