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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 1566132" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>This clause appears in the United States Constitution as well, and it's a very good thing. It doesn't put the members above the law, merely stays action against them until a recess or adjournment, and it's limited to misdemeanors; felonies can still garner an arrest. The idea is to prevent anybody from interfering with a vote by detaining a member; without it, Officer Dirty would be able to arrest the members of the legislature who planned to vote against the police funding bill, swinging the vote.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 1566132, member: 13624"] This clause appears in the United States Constitution as well, and it's a very good thing. It doesn't put the members above the law, merely stays action against them until a recess or adjournment, and it's limited to misdemeanors; felonies can still garner an arrest. The idea is to prevent anybody from interfering with a vote by detaining a member; without it, Officer Dirty would be able to arrest the members of the legislature who planned to vote against the police funding bill, swinging the vote. [/QUOTE]
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