To: justche
What exactly is the Speech and Debate clause anyway? It means that the members of Congress can't be prosecuted for anything that they say on the Floor.
46 posted on
05/23/2006 6:09:24 PM PDT by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: lepton
So how is that being extended to an office? (Thanks for the answer btw)
81 posted on
05/23/2006 6:28:55 PM PDT by
justche
("Art, like morality, consists of drawing a line somewhere." G. K. Chesterton)
To: lepton
That and to prevent members from being arrested right before a vote, thsu skewing it.
90 posted on
05/23/2006 6:31:32 PM PDT by
RedStateRocker
(Nuke Mecca, deport all illegals, abolish the IRS, ATF and DEA.)
To: lepton
Taking bribes does not sound like anything that he said on the floor. So keeping with the leadership's logic, if a Congressman / Senator uses a gun to shoot someone, they can simply keep it in their office for safe keeping. I like primaries, vote against them all as often as you can!
229 posted on
05/23/2006 7:31:36 PM PDT by
f zero
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