[SpamCop-Social] Re: NOW they're complaining about violating the Constitution

[Kenneth Brody]

David Dean wrote:
> 
> In article <Xns97CD86840FF9DTheShrubIsAnAss at 216.154.195.61>,
>  Charles <8hmte5s02 at sneakemail.com> wrote:
> 
> > The executive
> > branch has broken the ice and will now not hesitate to harrass members of
> > Congress.  Sure, it was "obvious" to anyone that this guy needed to be
> > whacked upside the head, but that is not a reason to give yet more power to
> > the asshole in chief.
> 
>    But the Constitution doesn't specify that sitting members of congress
> cannot be searched. (harassed) It might have been wise to spell it out,
> but it wasn't spelled out.

I believe that some states have laws the prohibit a senator/congressman
from being searched/harassed/arrested/whatever while traveling to or from
Congress[1], but I doubt that there are any that say they are above the
law and immune from prosecution of crimes.

> How is this different from the Congress
> investigating (harassing) President Clinton for so long?



[1] I recall a news story a few months back about a state senator(?) being
    arrested for DUI, and getting it thrown out because he was driving home
    from "official" business.

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