[Cincinatus' Wife]

His lawyer, William C. "Bubba" Head, argues Graves should have been granted immunity from arrest because he was leaving a gathering that was tantamount to a committee meeting, according to legal filings.

I suppose Ted Kennedy has a driver.

Macon, GA needs a new Representative.

[OpusatFR]

Perhaps he thinks he is really working for the UN?

[keats5]

Graves needs to give it up. He's making Republicans look bad.

[martin gibson]

adios, as*hole...

[jim_trent]

A local (state) politician, Ernie Chambers, has used that defense successfully for speeding tickets for years.

[IamConservative]

With 2 DUI's, this man is fortunate that stupidity is not a felony.

[battlegearboat]

Buy the House a drink.

[HEY4QDEMS]

except in cases of "treason, felony, or breach of the peace

Nice try RINO

[sgtbono2002]

This defense has been used many times by US Senators and Congressmen in Washington DC.

[libs_kma]

This is the kind of crap you mostly find Dimwits trying to pull. I think he needs to resign.

Republicans are held to a higher standard, and if he wants to pull a dimwit defense he may as well just become a dim.

[WorkingClassFilth]

The pubbies should wring his neck like a Christmas goose. Don't worry though, this only justifies the butcher and whets the appetite for the next RAT drunkard that comes down the pike.

[hombre_sincero]

burn him AND his scumbag lawyer

[afraidfortherepublic]

Keep in mind that many southern Republicans are just Democrats who changed their party affiliation to get elected. This man is a disgrace.

[Ronin]

This guy is a Republican?

Kick his drunken a$$ out of the party!

This is as lame as when Clinton tried to skate out of his legal problems by invoking his "active duty" status.

[An.American.Expatriate]

What a crock.

He is not immune to presecution, although he IS immune to arrest while commuting to/while "in Session" - these laws were designed to protect the legislative process from executive abuse - not to protect the representative from the consequences of his actions.

[Cboldt]

Some are more equal than others.

I don't like it, but I am getting used to it.

[sauropod]

I agree. This guy should take his medicine like a grownup and resign.

[gunnedah]

This is a bunch of crap. He can be sited and maybe not arrested. I think the police could keep him from driving to protect the public.Under some rulings they may have to deliver him to his political session but nothing stops the police from issuing a citation and bringing him before a court.
Of course the laws are meant for the ordinary person anyway. The whole damn bunch of politicians in America should be put out to pasture forcibly and if they do not wish to go kill the worthless bunch of crap.Americans are stupid for putting up with this anyway.

[newzjunkey]

Where's the "GONG"? No immunity here, Graves. Pack your bags!

[Prospero]

Interesting defense that won't fly. U.S. Congresspeoplem for example, have such immunity also, but only if they are on their way to participate in a vote. This looser interpretation of the Georgia law, not "obscure," has its real world component.

However I doubt this will fly. A federal or state legislator cannot be prevented from carrying out his or her responsibility to exercise the franchise given to him by the people he represents. The actions of a committee have less to do with that sacred franchise.

I guess if he were robbing a bank and shooting tellers, and then had to get to the floor for a vote, an officer would be compelled to use deadly force rather than arrest him.

[JimRed]

So, fire his @$$ and THEN arrest him! Show 'em that we Pubs police our own!