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To: bitt

Someone should tell the lawyer that Congressmen are immune from most lega penalties, due to the Constitution.


4 posted on 01/23/2019 9:18:05 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: PghBaldy

Protected from libel only in the Capitol.


7 posted on 01/23/2019 9:19:19 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: PghBaldy

Only when speaking from the floor.


15 posted on 01/23/2019 9:25:39 AM PST by ebshumidors
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To: PghBaldy

Republicans where asleep at the switch for SO long that to object NOW, they have a long, uphill fight facing them.

They were asleep for too long


18 posted on 01/23/2019 9:35:33 AM PST by SMARTY (Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Ortega y Gasset)
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To: PghBaldy

Only in the House or enroute to a vote. Otherwise...


20 posted on 01/23/2019 9:37:15 AM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: PghBaldy

protected from libel only on the floor of congress...


25 posted on 01/23/2019 10:30:16 AM PST by rolling_stone (Hang em slowly don't boil the rope make it a little short...)
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To: PghBaldy
Someone should tell the lawyer that Congressmen are immune from most lega penalties, due to the Constitution.

And where in the Constitution does it say that?

28 posted on 01/23/2019 11:20:03 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Trendy theory, wrong species)
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To: PghBaldy

If I am not mistaken, Rep. Omar was NOT on the floor of the house went the comment was made and published. IMHO, she has legal jeopardy.


29 posted on 01/23/2019 11:52:19 AM PST by ptsal
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To: PghBaldy

They are immune from official government acts. This s doesn’t fall under that umbrella.


34 posted on 02/17/2019 5:14:30 PM PST by DownInFlames (Galsd)
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