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Deb

(3,742 posts) Wed Jul 18, 2018, 11:02 PM Jul 2018

Can an injunction be levied on further GOP legislature leadership actions now?

Impostors, thieves and saboteurs... Putin's filth the lot of them. Let's sue that organization at the National level for damages and out of freaking business.
We should seek damages.

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Can an injunction be levied on further GOP legislature leadership actions now? (Original Post) Deb Jul 2018 OP

Nope. The Speech or Debate clause of the Constitution The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #1

Upholding their oath of office would seem essential to that task. Deb Jul 2018 #2

No. No court would touch that with a 10 foot pole Recursion Jul 2018 #3

No. Period. End of discussion. onenote Jul 2018 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,686 posts)

1. Nope. The Speech or Debate clause of the Constitution

Reply to Deb (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 11:08 PM

Jul 2018

prevents any litigation or prosecution against members of Congress while in performance of their work as congresscritters. However, of course they can be held responsible for crimes committed while not acting as legislators.