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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
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