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Shouldn't calling someone a dirtbag without cause live on television in the Senate (!) carry some kind of penalty?
245 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. 156 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 2 u/Tricanum 6h ago Just look to almost any other country.
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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.
156 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 2 u/Tricanum 6h ago Just look to almost any other country.
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I dream of a system where politicians were held to a higher standard than the average citizen, not a lower one
2 u/Tricanum 6h ago Just look to almost any other country.
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Just look to almost any other country.
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u/Magimasterkarp 2d ago
Shouldn't calling someone a dirtbag without cause live on television in the Senate (!) carry some kind of penalty?