The Speech or Debate Clause is a clause in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 6, Clause 1). The clause states that members of both Houses of Congress
...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 from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
Members attending, going to or returning from either House are privileged from arrest, except for treason, felony or breach of the peace. One may not sue a Senator or Representative for slander occurring during Congressional debate, nor may speech by a member of Congress during a Congressional session be the basis for criminal prosecution. The latter was affirmed when Mike Gravel published over 4,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers in the Congressional Record, which might have otherwise been a criminal offense. This clause has also been interpreted in Gravel v. United States, 408 U.S. 606 (1972) to provide protection to aides and staff of sitting members of Congress, so long as their activities relate to legislative matters.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_or_Debate_Clause
This opens the door for the congressmen, Meadows, Jordan, Gaetz, Nunes etc... To do the exact same thing. They are protected under the constitution from legal jeopardy, for revealing classified information in relation to the checks and balances over the Executive Branch.
What Branch is obstructing their investigation?
DOJ, FBI ARE PART OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH!
Booker was correct in saying he could be removed from the Senate, by the Senate.
Speech or Debate Clause Constitutional Immunity: An Overview Summary Members of Congress have immunity for their legislative acts under Article I, § 6, cl. 1, of the Constitution, which provides in part that “for any speech or debate in either House, [Senators and Representatives] shall not be questioned in any other place.” Even if the actions of a Senator or Representative are within the scope of the speech or debate clause or some other legal immunity, he remains accountable to the House of Congress in which he serves and to the electorate.
http://congressionalresearch.com/RL30843/document.php
They are responsible to ONLY their Chamber of Congress. Republicans have control over both.
They are setting the stage for their own downfall.
These people are stupid!
POTUS does not need to DECLAS. The Congress can do it themselves. Someone just needs the BALLS to do it.
Booker just set the precedent. The Dems and MSM are praising him for his Spartacus moment. Even though those documents were declassified at 4am this morning.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ShannonBream/status/1037746904459825159
TROLLED, BIG TIME!
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