Collins avoids state-party censure after voting to convict Trump

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Politico

Sen. Susan Collins avoided censure from her state party on Saturday, escaping the fate of other Republicans who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his most recent impeachment trial.

A 41-19 majority of the Maine Republican Party voted against censuring the moderate fifth-term Republican, according to a release from her office.

“Today’s decision is a testament to the Republican Party’s ‘big tent’ philosophy that respects different views but unites around core principles,” Collins wrote in a statement Saturday. “Our party has been most successful when it has embraced this approach to advance our shared goals of providing tax relief to families and small business job creators, pursuing fiscal responsibility and government accountability, promoting personal responsibility, protecting constitutional rights, and ensuring a strong national defense.”

Some of Collins’ six other Republican Senate colleagues who voted to convict Trump, who was charged with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, have faced rebukes from their state parties.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/collins-avoids-state-party-censure-after-voting-to-convict-trump/ar-BB1f20mm?ocid=DELLDHP&li=BBnb7Kz

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She's still concerned.

[abqtommy]

1. And she's still concerning!

[OnDoutside]

2. Shit wouldn't stick to her.

[IcyPeas]

3. she was one of the clowns who went down to the border with Ted Cruz

she's concerned about the border all of a sudden now too and she blames..... Biden.

Video in article:

https://www.newscentermaine.com/video/news/local/collins-on-tour-of-the-southern-border/97-ce17b664-a289-4908-a138-d0fb0ed9ce57

[bluestarone]

4. The REAL reason is

They need her future votes!

[bucolic_frolic]

5. A sign that XPFG's (Ex-president former guy) reputation is becoming rancid on the vine

Keep the insurrection indictments flowing like a river!

And I'll take this to be a positive development. I know, it's Susan Collins, but her own party seems not too troubled by her votes, and she's cast one or two supporting Pres. Biden's nominees. It's less about her votes, and more about her party's support.

[andym]

6. Does the GOP actually believe what she stated?

1) providing tax relief to families and small business job creators
well they seem to like all tax cuts, but lately they prefer cuts for big corporations--- which Collins voted for

2) pursuing fiscal responsibility
the 2 trillion dollar corporate tax cut she voted for was not paid for

3)government accountability
only when the Democrats are in office. When Trump was there, she thought the government could do no wrong.

4) promoting personal responsibility
"Trump legacy: Personal responsibility is for suckers and GOP means 'Grievances On Parade'"
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-legacy-personal-responsibility-suckers-090010334.html

5) protecting constitutional rights
only for guns, not voting rights, and not for equality for various groups traditionally denied equality

6) ensuring a strong national defense.”
OK-- well spending on the military did go up under Trump and she voted for it.
Trump brought back various US troops abroad which probably weakened the US' ability to defend itself and its allies

[Skittles]

7. so the people who constantly scream about FREEDOM

want to dictate what people vote for

FUCKING FASCISTS

[turbinetree]

8. Susan Collins is jerk to put it mildly and she is no fucking moderate

and as soon as everyone under stand's that the faster she gets voted out of office and her cronyism..............she is one of the corporate state lackeys' trying to over throw the government ....... and she is a 💩

[11 Bravo]

11. No she's not, but she plays one on TV every six years.

[riversedge]

9. I suspect some of these state Repugs were secretly glad Collins voted to convict Trump

Just a hunch.

[keithbvadu2]

10. It's all great theater and that's it.

It's all great theater and that's it.

She was allowed to vote to convict because it was a safe vote.

It made her look faux independent.