Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) caught pulling fire alarm in Cannon House office building as Democrats try to stall vote

To: janetjanet998

the only people who do this sort of thing are the ones who KNOW they can get away with it

61 posted on 09/30/2023 1:03:44 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)

To: janetjanet998

Okay Surrender Monkeys clear your throat and start screeching “Waa nothing will happen to him cause he’s a Democrat.”

Do it, you know you want to. You’ll still be anonymous.

Go ahead whine and say Gaetz and Greene won’t push McCarthy to do something like kick him out of Congress.

62 posted on 09/30/2023 1:10:54 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)

To: janetjanet998

lol the I made a boo boo defense if only republicans can use that one too

63 posted on 09/30/2023 1:11:53 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda

To: janetjanet998

Yes,dem masters,I’ll do that..I’ll pull the false alarm

64 posted on 09/30/2023 1:12:13 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)

To: janetjanet998

Okay Surrender Monkeys clear your throat and start screeching “Waa nothing will happen to him cause he’s a Democrat.”

Do it, you know you want to. You’ll still be anonymous.

Go ahead whine and say Gaetz and Greene won’t push McCarthy to do something like kick him out of Congress.

65 posted on 09/30/2023 1:16:01 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)

To: thesligoduffyflynns

And the judicial system ought not to be used to abolish people’s civil rights, and impose totalitarian rule by thugs who set out to make opposition to the Uniparty a crime, and jail everyone who might express disagreement with them. He conduct of the J6 trials is utterly reprehensible and despicable. In the name of “Protecting our precious democratic racy???”

Spare me.

66 posted on 09/30/2023 1:25:43 PM PDT by _longranger81

To: janetjanet998

lolzzz.... What a bum. What a clown. A certified fool. He did not know he would be on surveillance camera?

67 posted on 09/30/2023 1:33:53 PM PDT by dennisw (Never attribute to incompetence & stupidity, that which is adequately explained by malice)

To: Leaning Right

“I really should get a job writing for the mainstream media.”

Don’t do that, or you will slowly lose your ability to see your own reflection in the mirror.

68 posted on 09/30/2023 1:53:32 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)

To: Leaning Right

69 posted on 09/30/2023 2:01:06 PM PDT by ealgeone

“Obstruction of Congress. Whatever the J6-ers get, he should get 10X.”

Great point! But, if anything, he’ll get a warning. Or...more likely, Dems will make up some rationale for why he ‘needed’ to do this.

70 posted on 09/30/2023 2:04:55 PM PDT by 4integrity

are you saying anywhere or just on the house floor?

There are two aspects of the speech and debate clause:

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, and in going to and returning from the same;
and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

Regarding #2, they are only protected for what they say on the floor of their chamber or in any other officially convened location where "speech and debate" is occurring, for example, at a hearing being held in another city. They are not protected when appearing on broadcast meddia or in print interviews, as that is not "speech and debate."

Item #1 extends their protection to traveling to and from DC. This would include walking the halls of Congress when they are in recess during hearings. There are two recent cases where this clause was brought up:

In 2006, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) was involved in a car crash with a barricade by the U.S. Capitol building at 2:45AM. Witnesses said that Kennedy was drinking at a nearby bar, but Kennedy said he was suffering from the effects of Ambien and thought he was driving to the Capitol to vote.
Kennedy subsequently admitted to being addicted to sleeping pills and agreed to plead guilty to DUI of prescription drugs and entered a rehab program. There was talk that Kennedy should be protected by the "speech and debate" clause because he thought he was driving to work, but that was not followed up.
In 2007, Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport for lewd conduct in a men's restroom. Craig was accused of soliciting sex in the bathroom, but Craig denied this claiming he simply had a "wide stance" and made incidental contact with the person standing next to him. Craig ultimately pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and paid a nominal fine.
The Senate after the 2006 election was tied 49-49 with two independents caucusing with the Democrats (they always do, but that's a post for another time). Conservative talk-radio (Mark Levin) brought up the "speech and debate clause" and said that Craig should not have been arrested because he was traveling home from Congress. I don't recall any mention of the charges being of the nature of "breach of the peace."
Craig then said he wished he didn't plead guilty but was just trying to expedite the situation. He then filed a motion to reverse his guilty plea (which was denied) and said he would resign from the Senate, but a week later he reversed that statement and said he would serve out the rest of his term. He did not run for re-election.

Both of the above cases involved individuals involved in personal activities. Pulling the fire alarm is a mass event involving everyone in the building and surrounding areas. Even though this happened within the halls of Congress (by extension), this appears to be a case of breach of the peace that didn't exist in the above examples.

-PJ

71 posted on 09/30/2023 2:18:59 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))

To: janetjanet998

He needs to resign or be expelled without delay.

72 posted on 09/30/2023 2:36:09 PM PDT by Chewbarkah

To: janetjanet998

Quick, somebody post the Urkel photo:

“Did I do that!?”

73 posted on 09/30/2023 2:40:40 PM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)

I think the Gretta “How dare you!” meme is also in order.

74 posted on 09/30/2023 2:48:36 PM PDT by steve in DC

To: _longranger81

you changed subjects.

👎

75 posted on 09/30/2023 3:16:38 PM PDT by thesligoduffyflynns (WHEN 💎GOING THROUGH KEEP GOING💎 IF IT DOESNT KILL YOU IT will MAKE YOU STRONGER💎)

To: janetjanet998

76 posted on 09/30/2023 4:37:10 PM PDT by Loud Mime ("The Real Constitution..and its real enemies" on Amazon. Check out the details, they are important.)

To: janetjanet998

Is that cause for expulsion

77 posted on 09/30/2023 4:38:42 PM PDT by chris haney (Apache)

To: thesligoduffyflynns

No, I didn’t. My comment was about the response to both incidents, and the Stalinesque duplicity of the Democrats.

78 posted on 09/30/2023 5:28:32 PM PDT by _longranger81

To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

GOP Rep Moves to Expel Jamaal Bowman After Speaker McCarthy Calls for Punishment Over Pulling Fire Alarm

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/gop-rep-moves-expel-jamaal-bowman-after-speaker/

79 posted on 09/30/2023 7:10:54 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)

80 posted on 09/30/2023 7:56:56 PM PDT by Theophilus (It's far easier to rig a jury than an election)

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