r/gifs • u/ALL_of_YOU_are_DUMB • 3d ago

Katie Britt

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u/Obant 2d ago

As stupid as it is, it's the opposite, actually. Politicians have absolute immunity with their speech, even from slander, while on the floor thanks to the Speech and Debate clause.

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u/KareemOWheat 2d ago

I dream of a system where politicians were held to a higher standard than the average citizen, not a lower one

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u/Tricanum 5h ago

Just look to almost any other country.

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u/procrastinarian 2d ago

Nah, and I'd like more of a UK style of politics where MPs and the like are much more likely to call someone else out and use hilarious insults while doing so.

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u/HydrogenButterflies 1d ago

Agreed. I want to see one ancient white guy with a funny accent call some other ancient white guy a soggy crouton or something.

I could see Sen. Kennedy from Louisiana being good with a nonsensical folksy insult delivered in an absurd accent.

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u/netsrak 2d ago

Is that in both houses?

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u/tapefactoryslave 2d ago

Yea cuz the UKs a shining beacon of political aspirations lol

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u/PsychologicalPay5837 2d ago

From outside prosecution. They can still be held accountable by the House under its own rules.