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In reply to the discussion: Done deal. I am now officially an ex-1039-TEMP at USDA/USFS. [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)"I know the House oath requires they swear they will uphold the Constitution. I know the Constitution declares Uncle Sam will pay its bills. I know there are a number of Republicans who think shutting down the Government is wrong. Additionally, if these Congressmen who have organized the vote to shut the government down were accused of not living up to their oath of office and protecting the Constitution, it would have to be done outside of Congress -- which would never impeach them.
So I am wondering if citizens could form a class action lawsuit and sue those Tea Party Republicans personally for losses they suffer from their negligence as a civil servant. Negligence would be their failure to uphold their duty to protect the Constitution. It would not be a criminal suit but a civil suit. The magnitude of the amount these Congressional representatives are sued for would be of such a staggering amount it would destroy them financially.
So the question I have is would this be possible?"
I am going to come back and read that link a little later. Thanks for posting it.
Sam