{"id":416,"date":"2006-04-05T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-05T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/04\/is-congress-above-the-law.html"},"modified":"2006-04-05T06:07:00","modified_gmt":"2006-04-05T06:07:00","slug":"is-congress-above-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/04\/is-congress-above-the-law.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Congress Above the Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do our congressmen and women think that they are above the law? Why shouldn’t McKinney be charged with assault if she hit a cop, you and I would be charged with assault if we hit a cop. No, congress, you have to live by the same laws that you people impose on us.
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“The notion that they would charge her is just beyond ludicrous, regardless of what happened. It sounds like a misunderstanding. She clearly wasn’t intending to assault a police officer.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span>You gotta love the Repulicans in the House (unlike the Senate, blech):
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McHenry and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) plan to introduce a resolution today to show appreciation for the Capitol Police.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span>Read the rest here<\/a>.
\n(Link via the Drudge Report)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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