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To: sourcery
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,

Sounds like Felony to me.

19 posted on 05/24/2006 1:08:31 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: Freee-dame

"Privileged from arrest" is the key concept. The idea is that a duly elected member cannot be prevented from voting and speaking unless he's charged with one of these crimes.

There is no protection from legitimate warrants for a congressman's office. If there were, we'd have created a law-free zone right on Capitol Hill. If that's what Hastert thinks the Constitution requires, he's too dumb, constitutionally and politically, to serve in any major public office, let alone be our leader in the House.


37 posted on 05/24/2006 1:11:55 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws.")
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To: Freee-dame
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, Sounds like Felony to me.

He wasn't arrested. They took his documents.

80 posted on 05/24/2006 1:32:21 PM PDT by Go Gordon (I don't know what your problem is, but I bet its hard to pronounce)
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To: Freee-dame
Sounds like Felony to me.

Now let me see if I understand this, the house of Representative's leadership is harboring a Felon?

207 posted on 05/25/2006 4:03:11 AM PDT by RAY
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