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The censure carries no legal weight, and a [[recall]] is not permitted for U.S. officials. The state Republican Executive Committee said, "We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the vote today by Sen. Cassidy to convict former President Trump. Fortunately, clearer heads prevailed and President Trump has been acquitted of the impeachment charge filed against him." Party secretary Mike Bayham said that the censure vote "couldn't wait" because "many Republicans believe this was a betrayal and required immediate action.<ref name=censure/> On February 10, 2021, conservative [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] devoted his whole two-hour program to reflect on the outrage that conservatives feel about Cassidy's treachery. He coined a nickname for Cassidy "Psycho Bill" and likened the senator to the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad]], a collection of twenty-three Moderate Republicans who joined with all the Democrats and two [[Independent voter|Independents]] to elect [[Clay Schexnayder]], the [[Moderate Republican]] from Ascension Parish and the choice of Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]], as the state House [[Speaker]].<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' February 10, 2021.</ref>

The censure carries no legal weight, and a [[recall]] is not permitted for U.S. officials. The state Republican Executive Committee said, "We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the vote today by Sen. Cassidy to convict former President Trump. Fortunately, clearer heads prevailed and President Trump has been acquitted of the impeachment charge filed against him." Party secretary Mike Bayham said that the censure vote "couldn't wait" because "many Republicans believe this was a betrayal and required immediate action.<ref name=censure/> On February 10, 2021, conservative [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] devoted his whole two-hour program to reflect on the outrage that conservatives feel about Cassidy's treachery. He coined a nickname for Cassidy "Psycho Bill" and likened the senator to the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad]], a collection of twenty-three Moderate Republicans who joined with all the Democrats and two [[Independent voter|Independents]] to elect [[Clay Schexnayder]], the [[Moderate Republican]] from Ascension Parish and the choice of Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]], as the state House [[Speaker]].<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' February 10, 2021.</ref>

Cassidy's wife, the former Laura Layden, a native of [[Alabama]], is a retired breast cancer surgeon who founded a charter school of [[dyslexic]] children. The couple has three children, Kate, Meg, and Will.<ref>{{cite web|url=

Cassidy's wife, the former Laura Layden, a native of [[Alabama]], is a retired breast cancer surgeon who founded a charter school of [[Dyslexia|dyslexic]] children. The couple has three children, Kate, Meg, and Will.<ref>{{cite web|url=

https://heavy.com/news/2017/05/laura-cassidy-bill-wife-senator-jimmy-kimmel-breast-cancer-surgeon/|title=Laura Cassidy, Bill's Wife, 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|publisher=heavy.com|accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref> Moon Griffon said on his radio broadcast that Mrs. Cassidy is a liberal and may have pushed her husband into voting for the second Trump impeachment.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' February 24, 2021.</ref>

https://heavy.com/news/2017/05/laura-cassidy-bill-wife-senator-jimmy-kimmel-breast-cancer-surgeon/|title=Laura Cassidy, Bill's Wife, 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|publisher=heavy.com|accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref> Moon Griffon said on his radio broadcast that Mrs. Cassidy is a liberal and may have pushed her husband into voting for the second Trump impeachment.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,'' February 24, 2021.</ref>