Cynthia's REAL allegience is to THIS:
Posted on 03/30/2006 5:03:51 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32
I guess everyone's heard the story by now. When I get to the studios I'm sure that Web Guy will tell me we've had hundreds of emails on the subject. It seems that Georgia's embarrassment, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, has slugged, or slapped, or punched, or hit ... whatever ... a capitol hill police officer. Here is the way it was reported to have happened. Cynthia is entering one of the House office buildings. It wasn't the building in which her office is located. She was not wearing the lapel pin that identifies her as a member of congress. She exercises her privilege of walking around the metal detectors. The police officer doesn't recognize her and goes after her. That's his job. When he (chose one) (a) place his hand on her shoulder; or (b) grabbed her arm, she turned around and (a) hit, (b) punched (c) slapped him in his (a) face (b) chest with (a) her open hand (b) her fist (c) her cell phone.
(Excerpt) Read more at boortz.com ...
Can you imagine if some white conservative US rep had been accused of assaulting an underling? The outcry would be deafening and that person would probably have to resign. The protected left wing class of officeholders can get away with anything though.
Ignorance reins in that district. What a shame!
I hope the cop hit her back! She's a disgrace.
"That B---h is crazy!"
The officer should have subdued her with appropriate force, placed her in hand cuffs, called for backup and taken her away to jail. Last time I checked, assault on a police officer was a felony as is resisting arrest, which I'm sure she would have committed once being placed under arrest.
Must be that "Finger in the electrical outlet 'do!" Shocking! LOL!
Why don't congresspeople have to walk through metal detectors? Some of them are the craziest people I know of.
The same reason they don't have to take drug tests or anything else that applies to the rest of us.
Yes, I think someone already pointed out her resemblance to Whitney Houston.
Unfortunately, the one part of the US Constitution that every congresscritter has committed to memory is Article I. Section 6: ".... They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Sessions of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same;"
Also, unfortunately they have substituted the word "including" for the word "except" in common application of this item.
One reason she wasn't recognized. She should be arrested. You can't hit a cop even you're a Rabies case congressman/woman
I would say that assaulting a police officer probably qualifies as breach of the peace.
That's a GUY!!!
Her and Manny would make a nice couple. Ramirez that is.
Looks like she needs a shave.
McKinney's a moonbat and everyone knows it. The Capitol Hill cops couldn't arrest her at the time because she was protected by the Constitution. However, the CHP most certainly *can* arrest her when she's not in "Attendance at the Sessions of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same." It's a smart move on the CHP's part to wait.
I guarantee that they have video from multiple angles with sound -- and I can't wait to see it.
The Capitol Hill Police aren't going to play it that way, though. If they believed that what she was doing was a breach of the peace, they'd have arrested her at the time.
The Constitution protects Congresscritters from being arrested while going to or from Congress while it's in session, or from being arrested while in session. It is NOT complete immunity while Congress is in session, although it's been interpreted that way in the past for relatively minor offenses like speeding, etc. She's being arrested while NOT attending session, or traveling to/from session, but arrested for a crime that happened while she was traveling to/from session.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.