…and the dark underbelly of American censorship.
I’d like to see a lot more punishment than removal from the intelligence committee, but I suspect I’m unlikely to.
…and the dark underbelly of American censorship.
I’d like to see a lot more punishment than removal from the intelligence committee, but I suspect I’m unlikely to.
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He’s protected by the speech and debate clause.
He can lie with impunity.
Only on the House floor. That clause doesn’t apply elsewhere.
As I understand it the clause also applies to traveling to the Capitol building to give a speech on the floor. The understanding was that some local sheriff couldn’t jail a U.S. Representative on their way to vote, you see. There are anecdotes about more modern congressmen dodging DUIs in Washington D.C. using this as a defense.
Now that you mention it, that sounds plausible — but the impunity does still have limits.
I’d love to see him brought up on House charges of violating his oath of office (preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution) for his attempts to restrict the First Amendment rights of others. It’ll never happen. Just about all of them have gone against the Constitution at one time or another.
More of the same ol’ Schiff…
Ship Schiff off to Schiphol!