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The Speech and Debate clause: "and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place." The House Intelligence Committee
by gizmo686 13y ago
The Speech and Debate clause:
"and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place."
The House Intelligence Committee is part of the house, so they are allowed to penalize Congressmen for speech.
- techsupporter 13y agoYou're right, though I wasn't thinking of penalties outside of Congress. Congress can only go so far as to expel a member, right, or can they put a sitting Representative up for impeachment? Assuming they can, I suspect the fallout from that would be...impressive.
- sseveran 13y agoMore likely is that the party leadership would not let them on any of the important committees. Or they may via backchannels fund a primary challenger.