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Re: Root Causes

To: [email protected] (David K. Merriman)
Subject: Re: Root Causes
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 22:52:43 -0400
Cc: [email protected]
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 13 Jul 1995 20:42:30 CDT." <[email protected]>
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David K. Merriman writes:
> Specifically, I wonder if it wouldn't be a better approach to *prevent* such
> measures from ever being proposed in the first place.
> 
> Is there any precedence or possibility of either filing civil or criminal
> charges against a Government official for their _official_ actions?

Not only is it a bad idea politically, but in fact members of congress
are made specifically immune by the constitution from any legal action
being taken against them for their words or actions during sessions of
congress by any body other than congress.

.pm

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