ALERT: Rand Paul is being DETAINED at the Nashville Airport by the TSA

ZanZibar said:
Art I Sec 6: 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.
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heads are going to roll. Expect Ron and Rand to submit a bill about TSA soon
 
ZanZibar said:
Art I Sec 6: 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.
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Unfortunately, TSA believes they are above the law, so that section does not apply.
 
A sitting U.S. Senator detained by the TSA and all CNN can talk about is Tracy Morgan, Half-sunken cruise ship, Joe Paterno and Steven Tyler.. The media is on a mission to make us all stupid.
 
swissaustrian said:
Congress is in session, so shouldn't he have immunity from prosecution?
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No.

Members of the United States Congress enjoy a similar parliamentary privilege as members of the British Parliament; that is, they cannot be prosecuted for anything they say on the floor of the House or Senate. They also enjoy the right to be present in Congress: that is, they may be in prison or jail the rest of the time, but they have the right to attend Congressional sessions, speak on the floor, vote, etc. These rights are specified in the Constitution and have been fairly uncontroversial in U.S. history. Courts have consistently interpreted them very narrowly.
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Wow. Good for Rand. That's awesome. I hope he doesn't get preferential treatment for being a senator and he has to fight this just like us mundanes would have to, except of course his fight would be national news and expose these professional molesters.
 
Msnbc covered this just now. I only caught the end, but he is still being detained.
 
Msnbc basically condemning him for not allowing the full body pat down saying that everyone else gets touched and patted down therefore he should be no exception...
 
ChadPergram Chad Pergram
My colleague Mike Levine reports that a law enforcement official says that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was not detained, despite contrary claims.

ChadPergram Chad Pergram
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) indicates that TSA "detained" his son Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in Nashville. Law enforcement says it is not true.
 
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