Notable (pb) >>22753738, >>22753746 They are SCARED because they can be arrested during the shutdown / recess.
It's about the break!
>reports are that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is SCREAMING so loud that reporters can hear what she's saying in a closed-door meeting
>She reportedly OPPOSES the shutdown
Would Arrests be for Felonies, Treason or Breach of the Peace?
If so, a recess seams unnecessary for arrests.
They 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
Article I, Section 6
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They 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; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during [good Behaviour]
Article III, Section 1
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript