Reply #13: Censure Could Have Been Very Important [View All]

[MannyGoldstein]

Censure was very, very important. Bush's key argument for violating the Constitution is that the Congress had given him permission to (by granting him the use of force on the "war on terror"). By censuring Bush, the Congress would have made it clear that they did not authorize these actions - thus, if Bush kept at it, there'd be a clear case for impeachment. By running from censure, the Democrats gave Bush a good defense.