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Silent3

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32. It depends if these people actually are, technically, legally exempt from the same rules...

Mon Dec 26, 2022, 01:16 PM

Dec 2022

...as other people, or if they get unjustified preferential treatment.

We know that often power, prestige, money, and political connections are reasons people get preferential treatment, so it's not unreasonable to suspect that's involved.

To be certain of that, however, we'd have to know the specifics of the laws involved. Are Congress members explicitly exempt from passing through security? Does some legal precedent or Constitutional principal exempt them?

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How can BooBoo and Gaetz blow past security. This still pisses me off. [View all] Norbert Dec 2022 OP

The Capitol Police should have tased and detained Boebert and Gaetz as a threat to Zelenskyy. Marcuse Dec 2022 #1

Absofuckingloutely! SheltieLover Dec 2022 #38

Above the law is a real thing... dchill Dec 2022 #2

It burns me up, too. Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 #3

Because the law (Constitution) Zeitghost Dec 2022 #27

Help me out... Mysterian Dec 2022 #42

Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 Zeitghost Dec 2022 #45

Just talks about not being arrested Mysterian Dec 2022 #46

The parliamentarians have always seen differently Zeitghost Dec 2022 #47

Thanks. I wonder if there's any case law on this. Mysterian Dec 2022 #48

Put their offices in a building that has no security. Open to the public. keithbvadu2 Dec 2022 #4

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 onecaliberal Dec 2022 #8

Most of their district offices are just that bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #18

I do not understand how they could do it with no consequences at all that I know of. riversedge Dec 2022 #5

There are consequences, a fine bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #17

Many years ago Congress critters where exempt from the screening thatdemguy Dec 2022 #6

Less than two years ago bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #16

Reminder: starting Jan. 3 members can carry guns in congress Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #7

Not really, they can't have them but no one will be screening for them bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #15

I fully expect that a member will be caught carrying on the floor by February 1. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #26

March 29, 2006 - Rep. Cynthia McKinney was stopped by Capitol Police no_hypocrisy Dec 2022 #9

To be fair, McKinney was a bit of a yo-yo as well AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2022 #11

She Is Black & A Democrat SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #35

Changing of the guard,.. magicarpet Dec 2022 #10

By noon on 1/3 the rules change. The 117 Congress ends and the 118 Congress starts bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #14

I know this is hard to believe but the Constitution protected their activity. bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #12

As of next month, Republicans will control the House Cyrano Dec 2022 #13

the world will be laughing at us NJCher Dec 2022 #30

What Makes You Think They're Not Already Laughing At Us? SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #36

because the facts are NJCher Dec 2022 #40

Actually The Midterms Showed The Exact Opposite SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #41

oh, please (rolls eyes) NJCher Dec 2022 #43

not necessarily treestar Dec 2022 #44

One of those might cover IbogaProject Dec 2022 #22

The Parliamentarian has not interpreted it as such and bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #29

thanks. instructive. stopdiggin Dec 2022 #23

Totally agree but, they are protected. bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #24

I was wondering how they would have handled herschel, had he been ecstatic Dec 2022 #19

He was in the Senate, it would not have mattered bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #25

Once McCarthy takes over the House,... magicarpet Dec 2022 #20

That is their intention. Rules and Laws do NOT apply to them. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2022 #21

and maybe we ought to stop with the, "If, I or any stopdiggin Dec 2022 #28

Correct, they are a Constitutionally Protected Class for this bottomofthehill Dec 2022 #31

It depends if these people actually are, technically, legally exempt from the same rules... Silent3 Dec 2022 #32

well said. stopdiggin Dec 2022 #34

answered specifically. see bottom posts #12, #31 stopdiggin Dec 2022 #37

Some Are Simply Above Laws & Rules nt SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #33

Isn't Pelosi still fining these idiots for not going through the metal detectors? panader0 Dec 2022 #39