President Biden’s video featuring clips from a Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speech to tout his legislative accomplishments reached more than 30 million views in 12 hours after it was posted …
Speech and debate protects her on the floor of Congress. It doesn’t protect the website where she posted the revenge porn, or the tweet she sent out to everyone, including minors, sharing the revenge porn.
“they must be an integral part of the deliberative and communicative processes by which Members participate in committee and House proceedings with respect to the consideration and passage or rejection of proposed legislation or with respect to other matters which the Constitution places within the jurisdiction of either House”
I’m not sure about that. Are we really saying that Twitter is an official platform with which members of Congress conduct deliberation and meetings relating to legislation? That would be ridiculous.
Yes, really.
Fun fact: She won’t be!
The tweet is incorrect. She is immune from civil and criminal penalties due to the Speech and Debate Clause.
Speech and debate protects her on the floor of Congress. It doesn’t protect the website where she posted the revenge porn, or the tweet she sent out to everyone, including minors, sharing the revenge porn.
I didn’t realize she sent out a Tweet with it. The website is more complex. If it’s an official committee website she’s protected.
“they must be an integral part of the deliberative and communicative processes by which Members participate in committee and House proceedings with respect to the consideration and passage or rejection of proposed legislation or with respect to other matters which the Constitution places within the jurisdiction of either House”
I’m not sure about that. Are we really saying that Twitter is an official platform with which members of Congress conduct deliberation and meetings relating to legislation? That would be ridiculous.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-1/section-6/clause-1/speech-and-debate-privilege