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(34,492 posts)dchill
(38,561 posts)Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)It's OK if you are white, male and Republican....
Joinfortmill
(14,480 posts)JI7
(89,279 posts)The phony fucking outrage
MustLoveBeagles
(11,657 posts)I thought the reaction to it was hypocritical & over the top. She didn't deserve the abuse she received.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)And one of the main issues I notice is them freaking out over something one unelected citizen who is a Democrat says or does, and yet electing to office & supporting Rs who say and do far, far worse.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,657 posts)Haggard Celine
(16,860 posts)Celerity
(43,585 posts)Under the Constitution, members of both houses enjoy the privilege of being free from arrest in all cases, except for treason, felony, and breach of the peace. This immunity applies to members during sessions and when traveling to and from sessions. The term "arrest" has been interpreted broadly, and includes any detention or delay in the course of law enforcement, including court summons and subpoenas. The rules of the House strictly guard this privilege; a member may not waive the privilege on his or her own, but must seek the permission of the whole house to do so. Senate rules, on the other hand, are less strict, and permit individual senators to waive the privilege as they see fit.
The Constitution also guarantees absolute freedom of debate in both houses, providing, "for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place." Hence, a member of Congress may not be sued for slander because of remarks made in either house. However, each house has its own rules restricting offensive speeches, and may punish members who transgress them.
rlegro
(338 posts)lapfog_1
(29,228 posts)ancianita
(36,157 posts)DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)lapfog_1
(29,228 posts)Gosar should be expelled by Congress THEN investigated by the Secret Service.
maxsolomon
(33,432 posts)Censure is the best you can hope for.
proud patriot
(100,715 posts)grrr
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)private citizen ----- threaten the president of U.S.--- massive jail time !
congress critter --- threaten the president of the U.S.----- massive tongue lashing & no problem from f%$k-up social media !
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)But, I think the backlash on the supposed killing part is overblown. Stupid, yes. Definitely uncalled for. Hes a Representative, for gawds sake.
Note: Only place I found was The Independent, but video looked original/unedited. I could not listen, so maybe Gosar yelled some ugly crud.
Maggiemayhem
(811 posts)even though she has to work with him everyday?
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)If we'd had an aesthetics law in place for POTUS, it would have been a breeze to oust TFG before he even plopped down his gilded ass into a Lazy Boy in front of a TV in the WH.
Whiskeytide
(4,463 posts)Upthevibe
(8,083 posts)I mentioned this in another thread! Gosar REALLY needs to go!!!
Kingofalldems
(38,496 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)MontanaMama
(23,352 posts)Truth.
LiberalFighter
(51,170 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,666 posts)Paladin
(28,277 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)K&R.
spooky3
(34,492 posts)Hurt also. But she is bouncing back.
I lost respect for Anderson Cooper for ghosting her after that incident. Her act was in poor taste, but it obviously wasnt a real threat. A lot of things comedians do and say are over the top FOR ME, but thats not the issue.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)But Im sure all that crap took a toll.
Ive never liked Anderson Cooper since that time. Showed what a wuss he is.
lindysalsagal
(20,747 posts)You change the channel. You get up and leave. You stop the video. You un-follow. You don't start a federal investigation.
But when an elected official publicly assists in the attempted overthrow of the government, you put his ass in front of a grand jury and you effing indict the bastard.
spooky3
(34,492 posts)was justified (eg, to see if she ever made any real threats), but that should have ended it.
crickets
(25,987 posts)2Gingersnaps
(1,000 posts)"The video depicts the fight taking place next week on the House floor and symbolizes the battle for the soul of America when Congress takes up Mr. Biden's $4 trillion spending bill that includes amnesty for millions of illegal aliens already in our country and was not meant to depict any harm or violence against anyone portrayed in the anime."
SO, is that what he "THINKS" he was doing on January 6".........because from here it sure looks like sedition, insurrection, and treason.
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,666 posts)Link to tweet
Writing on Twitter, Griffin noted that she was once nearly charged with "conspiracy to assassinate the president of the United States" after tweeting an image of herself holding a likeness of the severed head of former President Donald Trump.
Link to tweet
....The backlash cost Griffin marketing deals and her spot on CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast with Anderson Cooper. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service investigated her to determine if she was, in fact, a threat to the President.