McKinney Cancels News Conference (Arrest Warrant for Cynthia McKinney About to be Issued!!!

WSB-TV 2 Atlanta ^ | 03/30/06

[Killborn]

I'm willing to bet she won't, or it will be very weak.

Rep. DeLay had brass balls, a confidence in American justice, a clear conscience, and the grace of God.

That's why he gave a big ol' Texas smile. :)

[MortMan]

McKinney also wasn't wearing her "members" pledge pin, as I recall from previous accounts.

[mass55th]

Didn't the articles posted here on FR yesterday say she attempted to bypass the metal detector? I worked for years in prisons and everyone, even the Superintendent and the State Commissioner were required to pass through the metal detector and show their ID before being allowed entry or exit. In fact, if the officers didn't request to see the ID's, they could be disciplined. And, at any time, any employee could have their bags searched by a uniformed supervisor.

[goldstategop]

The Democrats' disrespect for police officers is revealing. Any one else who struck a police officer would go to jail on the spot. Nancy Pelosi should be up there demanding that Cynthia McKinney be subject to the same laws as lesser mortals. But no, if you're a Democrat, its "no big deal." Tom DeLay was forced to surrender his House leadership position for less. Its time for McKinney to face the music.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Bean Counter]

Better late than never. She should have been arrested yesterday for assaulting a Cop. The thing is, this isn't the first time she's done something like this. She has a very nasty reputation, and apparently likes to flaunt her "authority".

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

i was being partly sarcastic...

if anyone of us would have hit a member of LE like that, we would already be spending our third day in jail...

[JamesP81]

You have to have additional protections for those who enforce the laws.

This is pretty much dead opposite of how our government was set up originally in 1776. Are you aware that in some states (Tennessee was one, I think) that were was at one time a law on the books that stated that a citizen was legally empowered to use deadly force against police officers if they attempted to arrest the citizen for something he didn't do?

[antiRepublicrat]

I don't think she can be charged with a misdeamenor.

The protection doesn't apply at all to criminal cases, since it excepts "treason, felony or breach of the peace" (Williamson v. U.S., 207 U.S. 425 (1908)).

[Purrcival]

Actually, she changed her hairdo. It is no longer the braided look that we are used to seeing. Instead -- to quote Neal Boortz -- her hair looks like "and explosion in a Brillo pad factory".

[b4its2late]

I hope there is a Freeper than can snap a picture of her doing the perp walk, assuming it actually happens, because the MSM will bury it, or "accidentally" put an (R) after her name when reporting in print, or not mentioning any party relationship when reporting via TV or radio.

[wallcrawlr]

thats part of the priveledge of being a member of congress.

they dont have to go through the detectors

[processing please hold]

I can dream can't I? :-)

[GSWarrior]

The six-term congresswoman apparently struck a Capitol Police officer when he tried to stop her from entering a House office building without going through a metal detector.

You try this and see what happens!

[Christian4Bush]

But, just let the President or V.P. make an obscene gesture and it is in the news for weeks.

Or have same Republican VP tell a senator IN PRIVATE CONVERSATION to "go F himself"...

[goldstategop]

Congresscritters routinely violate the law. There's a culture of impunity on Capitol Hill. I don't mean corruption in the sense of taking bribes; I mean this notion they're better and more special than average folks. After spending a couple of years on the taxpayers' time, you begin to feel entitled. Just ask the disgraced Randy "Duke" Cunningham on the temptations of power. You can go from fame to jail in the time it takes to blink an eye.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[American Quilter]

Could it be possible that McKinney wasn't recognized because she doesn't show up for work that often?

Or that she's completely unmemorable until she opens her mouth?

[CharlesWayneCT]

No, not like thought crimes. If you bash a police officer because he is trying to detain you, it's a felony. If you bash a fellow citizen because he is trying to detain you, it may not even be a crime.

I am certain that if you hit an off-duty police office in a bar because he came on to your woman, you would not be charged with assaulting a police officer. It's not WHO the person is, it is the job they are performing at the time.

Maybe that's where the confusion lies.

[jazusamo]

What goes around comes around, maybe hers has finally come around.

[layman]

Thomas later tearfully apologized on the House floor.

What's the deal with all these tearful apologies by our elected representatives? I mean, I know they're a bunch of wimps, but enough already.

[clintonh8r]

Within the Congressional Black Caucus McKinney passes for "sane."