Petty insults, sexual misconduct with minors, and flat-out corruption: House censure has gone from frivolous, to serious, to frivolous again

• Rep. Rashida Tlaib's censure was the most bipartisan in over a decade.
• In recent history, it's been used for far graver offenses, like sexual misconduct or corruption.
• But it's become more commonplace — and as a result, less meaningful — in the last few years.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan was censured by the House on Tuesday night for her rhetoric on Israel, making her the 26th lawmaker in American history to face such a punishment.