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To: MindBender26

congress does have a sergeant-at-arms position and this position does include powers of arrest. I believe the founders intended the sergeant-at-arms to go after people who are ordered to appear before congress that do not show up. It is a federal crime to fail to appear before congress for a congressional hearing/trial. I do not know if the sergeant-at-arms position is currently filled.


42 posted on 05/13/2011 9:22:34 AM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: mamelukesabre
Theoretically, Terry Gainer, the SAA-Doorkeeper, can arrest anyone who violates Senate rules, even POTUS.

In the world of RealPolitik, he isn't about to arrest anyone.

53 posted on 05/13/2011 4:32:05 PM PDT by MindBender26 (While the MSM slept.... we have become relevant media in America.)
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