True. But I wonder if someone indicted for treason could actually continue their congressional post. It would be like letting a burglar or a murderer continue to keep committing crimes, on a grand scale, which is nonsensical. So, I checked:
The Senators and Representatives...shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony, and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same....
True. But I wonder if someone indicted for treason could actually continue their congressional post. It would be like letting a burglar or a murderer continue to keep committing crimes, on a grand scale, which is nonsensical. So, I checked:
The Senators and Representatives...shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony, and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same....
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That is good information.
Cheryl Nelson said:
True. But I wonder if someone indicted for treason could actually continue their congressional post. It would be like letting a burglar or a murderer continue to keep committing crimes, on a grand scale, which is nonsensical. So, I checked:
https://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/26/privilege-from-arrest
That has never been an excuse to not arrest the wrongdoers.
Byron wilkins said:
Close their doors they propaganda anyway.