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To: stars & stripes forever

Article I.

Section. 6.

Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. (See Note 6) They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

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Nobody cares about their parking tickets.

1,389 posted on 12/22/2019 6:36:56 AM PST by meadsjn
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To: meadsjn

Article I.

Section. 6.

Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. (See Note 6) They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

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So, felony. That’s pretty broad.


1,402 posted on 12/22/2019 7:18:17 AM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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