OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 12 hours ago, DC Tom said: Can't. Schiff has immunity. ...just curious Tom as to how that can be....how can he operate unfettered with no checks and balances?......safe to say that is "rogue dangerous"?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, 3rdnlng said: But isn't that limited to the House floor? (and I would assume committee rooms too) i can't speak for Tom but i assumed he was being factious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I don’t think it’s blanket immunity. He can’t be sued for anything he says on the House Floor or in Committee. He can however be beaten with a cane. In the words of W. C. Bryant, "Has it come to this, that we must speak with bated breath in the presence of our Southern masters?... Are we to be chastised as they chastise their slaves? Are we too, slaves, slaves for life, a target for their brutal blows, when we do not comport ourselves to please them?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, Foxx said: i can't speak for Tom but i assumed he was being factious. No. The purpose of Congressional immunity is to prevent Congressmen and Senators from being persecuted and silenced while Congress is in session. While immunity isn't blanket, I'm pretty confident saying that in an impeachment case, a Congressman won't be arrested for anything related to that impeachment, as it would be extremely difficult to argue that's not in some way a political prosecution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, DC Tom said: No. The purpose of Congressional immunity is to prevent Congressmen and Senators from being persecuted and silenced while Congress is in session. While immunity isn't blanket, I'm pretty confident saying that in an impeachment case, a Congressman won't be arrested for anything related to that impeachment, as it would be extremely difficult to argue that's not in some way a political prosecution. You mean like getting other Congressmen's, staff members and journalists phone numbers and exposing them in official public documents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, DC Tom said: No. The purpose of Congressional immunity is to prevent Congressmen and Senators from being persecuted and silenced while Congress is in session. While immunity isn't blanket, I'm pretty confident saying that in an impeachment case, a Congressman won't be arrested for anything related to that impeachment, as it would be extremely difficult to argue that's not in some way a political prosecution. What Schiff did is a variation on a theme. The defense of what many consider to be indefensible actions by “investigators” is always: “but Trump”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Chuck Todd is a dumb, dumb, man. If he got hit by a truck and was in a coma, he'd be as capable as he is at present to do his job. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Look how MTP frames it -- still as if it didn't happen. They're lying to their audience. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Chuck Todd is a dumb, dumb, man. If he got hit by a truck and was in a coma, he'd be as capable as he is at present to do his job. Am I the only Ted Cruz fan on this board? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Democrats triumphantly raising the white flag. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, DC Tom said: No. The purpose of Congressional immunity is to prevent Congressmen and Senators from being persecuted and silenced while Congress is in session. While immunity isn't blanket, I'm pretty confident saying that in an impeachment case, a Congressman won't be arrested for anything related to that impeachment, as it would be extremely difficult to argue that's not in some way a political prosecution. said immunity does not extend to commission of a crime. however, i guess revealing classified information may not be a prosecutable offense. but... does that protect him from unlawfully spying, i dunno. Edited December 8, 2019 by Foxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rob's House said: Democrats triumphantly raising the white flag. Should I turn myself in for the thoughts I had while watching The Blue Lagoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: Should I turn myself in for the thoughts I had while watching The Blue Lagoon? It's not what thoughts that you had, but why you had them. And we will decide, based on our objective and impartial powers of conjecture, what was running through your mind at that moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Rob's House said: It's not what thoughts that you had, but why you had them. And we will decide, based on our objective and impartial powers of conjecture, what was running through your mind at that moment. Well, in 1980 all it took was a little breeze, so maybe that can be my defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 40 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: Chuck Todd is a dumb, dumb, man. If he got hit by a truck and was in a coma, he'd be as capable as he is at present to do his job. I miss Russert. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 2 hours ago, snafu said: Am I the only Ted Cruz fan on this board? Not hardly. I’ve been watching and following his career ever since he was a little tyke. Here’s a family photo with his proud papa standing behind him. Trump should put him on the Supreme Court. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, Nanker said: Not hardly. I’ve been watching and following his career ever since he was a little tyke. Here’s a family photo with his proud papa standing behind him. Trump should put him on the Supreme Court. I thought that he took more from Grandpa (Al Lewis). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, RochesterRob said: I thought that he took more from Grandpa (Al Lewis). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 6 hours ago, snafu said: Am I the only Ted Cruz fan on this board? Nope, me too. He hasn't been speaking out publicly enough the past year or so. He is a narrative buster. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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