Thought about mentioning the felonies, but I'd be willing to bet over half of them are guilty of committing felonies, but there's no one in place who will do anything about it. Most people don't care either, as long as they get free shit or they like the message. Treason might stir up most people, once they realize treason can cause them to lose all their shit.
Besides, how much better would it be to see them hang for treason vs maybe going to prison for a felony conviction and allowed out during the day and then done in a couple years?
They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
The idea here is simple... if the executive branch can arrest a dozen members that are voting the "wrong" way then it can hold excessive power over the legislature by changing a vote. It disrupts the balance of power so they made them immune unless there is absolute proof of extreme criminal activity.
This is why Pelosi's mask mandate arrest order only applied to staff members. She literally can't have sitting members arrested. Those members are sent there by We The People and only the people who elected them get a say on whether they are allowed there etc etc. The only exception is...
Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
But to expel a member requires a 2/3rds vote. So unless a CRAP-TON of GOP members turn on MTG, Bobert, and crew then Pelosi can't do jack shit to them but whine and throw fines at them.
Of course we also can't get rid of AOC and the squad.
In comparison to todays Democrats, Trafficant was a Constitutionalist...
Maybe 2 steps closer to the constitution than the RINOS....
Hell, todays Republicans would happily vote for Trafficant.....
There are exceptions to that rule - treason being one of them.
Correct. Exceptions are for TREASON and FELONIES.
Thought about mentioning the felonies, but I'd be willing to bet over half of them are guilty of committing felonies, but there's no one in place who will do anything about it. Most people don't care either, as long as they get free shit or they like the message. Treason might stir up most people, once they realize treason can cause them to lose all their shit.
Besides, how much better would it be to see them hang for treason vs maybe going to prison for a felony conviction and allowed out during the day and then done in a couple years?
A million times better
I was only adding that felonies "can" also get them arrested while in session
It's all good, and you were right to add that.
Sauce - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_1:_Compensation_and_legal_protection
The idea here is simple... if the executive branch can arrest a dozen members that are voting the "wrong" way then it can hold excessive power over the legislature by changing a vote. It disrupts the balance of power so they made them immune unless there is absolute proof of extreme criminal activity.
This is why Pelosi's mask mandate arrest order only applied to staff members. She literally can't have sitting members arrested. Those members are sent there by We The People and only the people who elected them get a say on whether they are allowed there etc etc. The only exception is...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_2:_Rules
But to expel a member requires a 2/3rds vote. So unless a CRAP-TON of GOP members turn on MTG, Bobert, and crew then Pelosi can't do jack shit to them but whine and throw fines at them.
Of course we also can't get rid of AOC and the squad.
Traficant is the only Dem I can recall getting tossed out of congress. He was probably the last one that wasn't DS.
In comparison to todays Democrats, Trafficant was a Constitutionalist... Maybe 2 steps closer to the constitution than the RINOS.... Hell, todays Republicans would happily vote for Trafficant.....