Reply #26: This law wouldn't change anything

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It would just require that any warrents against congresscritters for writings must be executed by the legislative branch -- not the executive (meaning the Capital Hill Police or the Seargant At Arms).

What if Bush, reading about Reid accepting boxing tickets, decides to search Reid's office -- and sends in Rove selected FBI agents to gather poltical fundrasing documents, democratic caucus letters, and other privlidges information. If the FBI is allowed to execute warrents in congresscritter's offices, it could lead to a major abuse of power and suppression of dissent. Obviously in this situation, that's not the case, but the next one might not be.

Just as the executive branch has legally privlidged internal documents -- so do both the legislative & judicial. Its important because Bush could also use the power to raid a supreme court justices office when they are deciding a case.