Censure may be an easy way out, but it is not a real option. The Constitution gave us no middle ground, which is as it should be. Either the House votes to impeach and refer the matter to the Senate, or it does not. It is a bright line, and I know on which side I must cast my votes. We have seen a lot of bright lines blurred in our society in recent years.
Moral relativism abounds.
That it is wrong to lie about sexual harassment, unless the woman in question was asking for it. That it is wrong to commit perjury, but if you are really, really sorry, we can forget about it. This kind of logic only makes sense to those bent on defending the indefensible. The scandals of recent years have desensitized our culture and denigrated our society. Beyond the White House scandals, such travesties as a celebrity former athlete literally getting away with murder and a physician killing a patient on national television have contributed to the notion that those with adequate legal defense funds are not accountable to the law.