>>4937500 (pb #6303 notable) Pelosi To Block SOTU (img 1)

(this is a repost from end if last bread, with expansion)

This anon is on to something F'N YUGE, but I think their theory needs to be tweaked. I have been chasing this same thought train for a while in regard to the SOTU.

Here is the rub: Just because both chambers of congress recess to enter into a joint session of congress, does NOT mean the the legislative session is suspended. Therefore we need to modify the theory to hold water. We can do that though, see img 2:

"1. A Congress member is exempted from arrest while attending a session of the body to which the member belongs, excluding an arrest for treason, breach of the peace, or a felony, or;"

This is an interpretation of Art 1 Sec 6 > Clause 1 of the US Constitution (img 3) known as the Speech or Debase Clause.

A joint session would allow for members of both chambers to be arrested, based to the fact the attendees are NOT attending a session of the congressional body to which they belong.

Any feedback anons? I'll work on putting a graphic together.

sauces:

https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/congressional-immunity/

https://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A1Sec6.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_or_Debate_Clause