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MarcA

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14. They can be removed. Guards can be posted to restrain them from entering.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 03:17 PM

Oct 2019

Constituents can force themselves into their offices, and if they are arrested,
they can make a big scene of the hypocrisy in the media.

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Arrest them, for fuck sake ARREST THEM! Do what THEY would do if YOU did it to them! [View all] Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 OP

Calm down sparky... Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #1

Posts on a message board neither help nor hurt. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #16

You! Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #19

(snort) jberryhill Oct 2019 #27

...but I applied! Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #30

I have bad news for you jberryhill Oct 2019 #36

Hey, I'm on the job. TexasTowelie Oct 2019 #45

Bazinga! George II Oct 2019 #53

I like that phrase "DU post critic license" and I know of raccoon Oct 2019 #62

Because of the Speech and Debate Clause, nobody's getting arrested. onenote Oct 2019 #2

What is the Speech and Debate Clause? smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #4

US Constitutution Article I, Section 6. onenote Oct 2019 #7

So if the Democrats did the same thing in the future, they would be treated the same way? smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #22

Would you want it to be interpreted to allow a GOP majority to order the arrest of Democrats? onenote Oct 2019 #23

If Democrats broke the law, I would expect them to be arrested, but Democrats don't pull smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #25

Agreed. Putting aside legalistic gymnastics as used by some, MarcA Oct 2019 #28

Maybe you've forgotten about the sit-in by Democrats in 2016 onenote Oct 2019 #29

Memories around here are short jberryhill Oct 2019 #33

I don't think these two situations are exactly comparable. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #37

No two things are exactly comparable jberryhill Oct 2019 #38

Of course they weren't. Kingofalldems Oct 2019 #40

They arent comparable AT ALL, but some folks around here do what they do Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #49

Yes. Some folks here would play right into GOP hands jberryhill Oct 2019 #59

Sure seems like a "Breach of the Peace". MarcA Oct 2019 #26

Just isn't going to happen. onenote Oct 2019 #31

O.K. But what will a censure actually accomplish with regards to MarcA Oct 2019 #34

Yep, memories are short around these parts jberryhill Oct 2019 #35

No comparison at all. Kingofalldems Oct 2019 #41

I'm sorry that the Democratic leadership did not take the bait and over-react as some here advocate jberryhill Oct 2019 #43

You can count on certain folks to ALWAYS pretend that they have the calmer Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #50

. jberryhill Oct 2019 #58

I've been where you are since the beginning of this shitshow. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #3

They broke the law, you can figure out a lot from responses here though Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #5

Cite? onenote Oct 2019 #8

Usually like to agree with you but while it may be a security concern, I couldn't find any triron Oct 2019 #20

Your "hysteria" is Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #24

Don't suppress your outrage... Newest Reality Oct 2019 #6

I wonder if they would have pulled this crap if Pelosi wasn't dewsgirl Oct 2019 #9

Hadnt thought of that. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #10

Very true. dewsgirl Oct 2019 #11

They handled this right StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #12

Maybe, maybe not. Remember, the TRUTH does NOT MATTER to almost half the country Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #13

Arresting them today wouldn't have done a thing to stop election hacking StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #15

It is all part of the bigger picture. We play fair, they dont. They have literally ignored ALL law Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #18

They can be removed. Guards can be posted to restrain them from entering. MarcA Oct 2019 #14

but they do not have the right to intimidate witnesses... Peacetrain Oct 2019 #17

Hmm maybe so. triron Oct 2019 #21

An arrest for witness intimidation would never stick onenote Oct 2019 #39

The Democrats handled this exactly right. Zoonart Oct 2019 #32

Arrest them at 5am C_U_L8R Oct 2019 #42

Post removed Post removed Oct 2019 #44

Arrested is EXACTLY what they want. Comatose Sphagetti Oct 2019 #46

Correct. The disappointment among some is palpable jberryhill Oct 2019 #47

The democrats handled this perfectly GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #48

No. Jirel Oct 2019 #51

Arrest who? Why? You don't even say in OP. NCLefty Oct 2019 #52

In this case, whether laws were broken or not is irrelevant. old guy Oct 2019 #54

Yes and in the meantime I am going to be FUCKING ANGRY AND speak out with that anger Eliot Rosewater Oct 2019 #55

Absolutely. You have that right no matter what some here say. old guy Oct 2019 #57

At some point, after one blatant fuck you after another your spirit tires and you begin to lose hope Mr. Ected Oct 2019 #56

I'm going with the 'bless their hearts' reaction Maeve Oct 2019 #60

Have a warm Krispy Kreme doughnut, preferably with chocolate tavernier Oct 2019 #61

Shouldn't someone in national security examine their cellphones Ilsa Oct 2019 #63