I Hereby Censure the Censure
When California Politicians Pass Resolutions Denouncing One Another, They Make a Mockery of Democracy
It’s time that we Californians censure the whole idea of censure.
Because it’s consuming the precious time and money of our local governments.
Censure is the name often given to resolutions or declarations that officials issue against someone—typically a colleague who doesn’t vote with you, and who has said something you don’t like. It is usually ceremonial, and rarely involves any additional punitive action.
Why this censure surge? It’s a national fad, of sorts—censure resolutions are suddenly popular in Washington after the censure earlier this year of Burbank Congressman Adam Schiff for the …
