tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (07/21/83)
Could someone in the know in poli-sci land please explain to me just what it means in Congress for Representative Crane to have been censured? Is it just a fancy way of saying they disapprove of his conduct, or is their more too it than that. Thanks. Tom O`Connor ihuxw!tommyo BTL - Naperville
jsg@rlgvax.UUCP (JSG) (07/24/83)
The way I understand it, all cesuring is, is a public reprimand. The congressman is called to the well of The House (in this case) and the reprimanded in front of his peers by The Speaker (in this case), and thus into the Congressional Record. The congressman by law, can lose none of his privilages. This differs from a simp[le reprimand in that its contents are made public, but that is about it. That's the general gist of it. I could have left out some of the finer points, though. jeff [seismo, mcnc, brl-bmd, ihnp4, allegra]!rlgvax!jsg
jlw@ariel.UUCP (J.WOOD) (07/24/83)
The Democrat who was recently censured did lose some of his power in that his seniority was taken away from him. He thus lost the chairmanship of his sub-committee, some pork barrel thing or other. Since seniority is a party matter, this is perfectly legal. The Democrat (Phil Garns???) who quit the Democrat party and re-ran as a Republican in 1980 also lost his seniority. Joseph L. Wood, III ABI Holmdel (201) 834-3759 ariel!jlw