GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn's car was pulled over by Capitol Police but was let go after she flashed

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

her congressional pin

The car that Sen. Marsha Blackburn was riding in Thursday was pulled over by Capitol Police, but she and her driver were let go after she showed police her congressional pin and identified herself as a senator, CNN reported.

Blackburn's office confirmed to Insider that Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, was a passenger in a car that was pulled over by police. The incident occurred on Constitution Ave. in Washington after the Senate cast its final ballot for the week and senators headed to the airport to return to their districts, according to CNN.

"While en-route to the airport to fly to Memphis for constituent meetings, Senator Blackburn's driver was pulled over," a spokesperson for Blackburn told Insider and CNN. "The police officer asked the Senator for identification, which she provided, and then proceeded to the airport."

According to the report, while senators typically cast their final votes on Friday around 1:45 p.m., they didn't finish until around 3 p.m. Thursday, leaving them to rush to the airport to catch their flights back to their home districts.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gop-sen-marsha-blackburns-car-was-pulled-over-by-capitol-police-but-was-let-go-after-she-flashed-her-congressional-pin/ar-BB1f220s?li=BBnb7Kz

[jimfields33]

1. I read the article.

Doesn’t even say why she was pulled over. She was passenger. Reporting is not what it used to be.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Quiz of the Day

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[tanyev]

2. Oh, congressional pin. Whew.

[Midnight Writer]

3. The way that headline was cut off in the OP I was afraid to read further.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. I figured some might have that impression

[SoCalDavidS]

4. I'm 100% Certain That Democratic Senators Receive The Same Special Treatment

All they probably have to do is say that they're late for their flight back to their state.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. ArtI.S6.C1.1.2 Privilege From Arrest

Article I, Section 6, Clause 1:

The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. 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.

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S6-C1-1-2/ALDE_00001047/

[PoliticAverse]

7. Right, privileged from "arrest", not traffic tickets. n/t

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. GOP senator slammed for 'jumping out' of car to confront Capitol cop who pulled her over

Link to tweet

According to a report from CNN's Manu Raju, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) flashed her congressional pin to avoid getting a ticket from a Capitol police officer then jumped back in the car and told an aide to "drive."

The report states that the "Tennessee Republican hopped in a waiting car along with an aide and made her way down Constitution Avenue. But the car was pulled over by US Capitol Police, before adding, "Blackburn then jumped out of the car, identified herself as a senator and showed the officer her congressional pin, according to a text message and a source familiar with the matter. The officer then let the car go."

No report was filed, however the incident was documented by an aide who texted the senator "hopped out, flashed her pin, hopped back in the car [and] said 'drive!'" before adding, "Officer didn't say a word, just shook his head."

[Grins]

10. Needs more details, but....

A member of Congress is protected if they are going to the Hill to work or vote, but not leaving or on their own time. Going to catch a flight falls into the latter.

What’s bothersome is the way she did this. To use a favorite word of the Reich’s, something they claim to despise, she is demonstrating “entitlement.”