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Stinky The Clown

(67,856 posts) Wed Jul 28, 2021, 01:47 AM Jul 2021

If a House member defies a House subpoena, can the House bar him from all . . . .

. . . . . House activities, including entering the House chamber or collecting his pay until he complies?

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If a House member defies a House subpoena, can the House bar him from all . . . . (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jul 2021 OP

One Assumes, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2021 #1

Don't bother with internal enforcement. Vote out a criminal contempt referral and let the RockRaven Jul 2021 #2

The Magistrate

(95,275 posts)

1. One Assumes, Sir

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 02:00 AM

Jul 2021

The Sergeant at Arms can compel obedience.

I expect it would be strictly an internal matter, no business of the courts, since the House and Senate set their own rules.

I haven't looked anything up, mind, this is just what seems reasonable at first glance.

RockRaven

(15,143 posts)

2. Don't bother with internal enforcement. Vote out a criminal contempt referral and let the

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 02:31 AM

Jul 2021

US Attorney for DC put it in front of a grand jury (a required duty on their part once the referral is voted out), knowing that the minimum sentence upon conviction is 1 month in the slammer (and up to twelve).

These fuck-knuckles will comply with subpoenas once they realize they might actually spend a month or more in prison. The problem, at the moment, is that these clowns think they are impervious to punishment -- because they never get held accountable, not in recent memory anyway.

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