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To: p23185
Unless this person is an elected congresscritter, they have committed a felony ...

Congress isn't carved out of criminal law, except for what is said on the floor of Congress.

38 posted on 01/04/2006 9:32:27 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt
Congress isn't carved out of criminal law, except for what is said on the floor of Congress.

They have been leaking secrets for years - see anyone go to prison for it?

82 posted on 01/04/2006 9:59:56 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: Cboldt
Congress isn't carved out of criminal law, except for what is said on the floor of Congress.

That, and under Article I, Section 6, Congressmen can't be arrested while Congress is in session or while traveling there from home, except for Treason, Felony or Breach of the Peace.

As for Mr. Tice, if he didn't work on the program, he probably wasn't the one who leaked the information to the New York Times. The leaker gave specific information about the program to the newspaper.
174 posted on 01/04/2006 11:06:19 PM PST by conservative in nyc
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