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Could Garland end this House situation by indicting a few House insurrectionists? (Original Post) Samrob Jan 2023 OP
No. That would be using the criminal justice system to accomplish a political result. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #1
No. onenote Jan 2023 #2
santos and matt have the law after them now.. samnsara Jan 2023 #3
No DetroitLegalBeagle Jan 2023 #4
Only if he puts them in jail for Contempt if they don't show up for hearing. TigressDem Jan 2023 #5
Don't think they could vote for speaker from jail AZSkiffyGeek Jan 2023 #6
We've got a lot of unsavory "firsts" with this crowd. TigressDem Jan 2023 #7
And no proxy votes is one of the concessions I think McCarthy agreed to. LiberalFighter Jan 2023 #8
Someone would have to kacekwl Jan 2023 #9
Why post nonsense like this? tritsofme Jan 2023 #10
Hah! UTUSN Jan 2023 #11

Ocelot II

(122,871 posts)
1. No. That would be using the criminal justice system to accomplish a political result.
Fri Jan 6, 2023, 11:42 AM
Jan 2023

Apart from the fact that an indictment is just a probable cause finding and doesn't disqualify anybody, the idea that DoJ should swoop in and arrest House members to stop a process that's being conducted lawfully, even if stupidly, is pretty appalling.

TigressDem

(5,126 posts)
5. Only if he puts them in jail for Contempt if they don't show up for hearing.
Fri Jan 6, 2023, 11:46 AM
Jan 2023

AND they might be able to vote from jail. IDK.

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