Utah state lawmaker files resolution to censure Romney over impeachment vote

[babylonsister]

Utah state lawmaker files resolution to censure Romney over impeachment vote
By Kaelan Deese - 02/06/20 02:56 PM EST


A lawmaker from Utah is calling upon Republican colleagues to censure Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) after he voted to convict President Trump under the first article of impeachment.

State Rep. Phil Lyman announced on Thursday that he filed a resolution to censure the senator, claiming that Romney's judgment was "questionable even if his motives were pure," according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

"We're not censuring him for voting his conscience. We're censuring him for the positions that he's taken through this whole process," Lyman said. "And to send a message that we want to have good relationships with the White House, we want to have good relationships with President Trump."

Lyman also said that Romney's statements were harmful not only to the Republican Party, but to the country as well.

The text from Lyman's resolution has yet to be publicly released, according to the Tribune.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/481877-republican-utah-state-lawmaker-files-resolution-to-censure-romney-over?fbclid=IwAR3PlAlkqyAyGH7dtfxILPnuqplHGA5WqKvW9mgEp0hRBomLSwVlDxQ-Bx8

[Iliyah]

1. This is bullshit . .

Republicans are petty and small minded.

Vote them out!

[Blue_Tires]

2. Yeah, totally not a cult

Lyman must think this stunt will win him favor with the White House and Trump will make him a federal judge or something.

...Sadly, he's probably right.

[dem4decades]

3. A Utah Republicsn wants to censure someone for following their faith?

Looks like Trump is going to destroy the Mormons too.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. The christofascists have arrived at the point where the country and Trump are the same.

He is already King in their minds.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Lyman,not surprised by his move.

He is a member of the Hard Right Wing of the Utah Rethug Party. The Duffus is a real piece of garbage. All one needs to know is,he loves the 3%ers as well as the Bundy Klan(American Independence Party).

[struggle4progress]

6. Let's all sing a song

[onenote]

7. Since when can a state legislative body "censure" someone who isn't a member?

Can the US House start censuring state senators and legislators (and governors)...because there would be lots of opportunities.

[gratuitous]

9. That's the question I have

Phil Lyman sounds like a proper little lickspittle, doesn't he?

[BeckyDem]

8. Holy shit, these people are so damn obvious. The GOP is the Party of Corruption.

GOP will destroy this country if we do not stop them.

[Wednesdays]

10. tRump: "Ah, I don't need Utah anyway."