http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=19&id=29584
"Do You Have Any Idea Who I Am?
Congresspersons behaving badly"
Updated: March 31st, 2006 11:36 AM EDT
TIM DEES
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Ever heard this line before? There are also some close variants, such as “Do you know who my mother/father/third cousin is?” If you haven’t, my bet is that you’ve never been a cop, or you haven’t been one for very long. There seems to be a never-ending and constantly-replenished supply of self-important jerks who believe that the rules and customs that the rest of us follow do not apply to them. Most of the time, dealing with these folks is just amusing, and has given rise to some great comeback lines. But last Wednesday, The Honorable Cynthia McKinney, Member of the United States House of Representatives, took this to the level of an art form.
Ms. McKinney was passing through a security checkpoint at a House office building on Capitol Hill. Security for congressional facilities is provided by the U.S. Capitol Police, a force of over 1100 officers with a sparkling reputation for professionalism and dedication to duty (especially when compared to the record of the body they protect). The checkpoint was equipped with a metal detector, but Members of Congress are allowed to walk around it if they choose. Ms. McKinney did this, but she was not wearing the lapel pin given to Members, and the officer manning the checkpoint didn’t recognize her (she had changed her hairstyle since her official picture was taken, and had a substantially altered appearance).
The details at this point get a little fuzzy. The officer tried to get her attention by asking her to stop, and may have grabbed her arm. Ms. McKinney responded by, depending on which account you read, slapping or punching the officer, or hitting him with her cell phone.
Now, if anyone else did this, they would find themselves in handcuffs and on their way to the slammer. Hitting a cop for any reason has some serious consequences, and rightly so. But congresspersons are protected from arrest under Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution so long as Congress is in session. This clause does not protect Members once the session ends, and warrants for crimes committed during the session can be served on them at any time afterward."
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Yep, most of us know who Cynthia McKinney is. The video of the incident will tell EXACTLY what happened (thankfully). Ms. McKinney wasn't wearing her identifying lapel pin and she should know about consequences for not doing what you're supposed to do. I commend the officer for doing his job. If she is found guilty, she deserves no more leniency than anyone else who would have done the same thing.
We have a few ex-panther's as Congreescritters here so yah, hear it often and then there is a thing in City Hall called Dorothy Tillman, she makes McKinney and Maxine look normal
You got that right!
RIGHTS OF MEMBERS: According to section 6 of Article I, Members of Congress are granted certain privileges. In no case, except in treason, felony, and breach of the peace, can Members be arrested while attending sessions of Congress ``and in going to and returning from the same. . . .'' Furthermore, the Members cannot be questioned in any other place for remarks made in Congress. Each House may expel a Member of its body by a two-thirds vote.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/politics/legbranc/abtcong.htm
I've updated this old file:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/741480/posts?page=53#53
with Jihad Cindy's latest adventures in self-parody.
On a less-funny note, be sure to use the links to see who provided most of her funds during her re-election bids. You won't be amused...