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Hunter Biden’s lawyer filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Friday, requesting that an ethics watchdog “immediately” initiate a review of Greene’s conduct after she …

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[-] WhereGrapesMayRule@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Washington D.C. has laws against revenge porn. I believe there were more than six people present:

If the sexual image is shared with 6 or more persons through “publication,” either directly or by uploading to the Internet, then the offense is First-Degree Unlawful Publication of a Sexual Image. This is a felony offense punishable by up to 3 years in prison and/or a fine of $12,500.

[-] wagesj45@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

As repulsive a move as this is, I'm afraid that the DC law almost certainly won't apply in this case. This was done as part of her official "speech" as a representative.

The speech and debate clause, which appears in Article 1, section 6, of the U.S. Constitution, was written before the First Amendment and has a more limited scope.

The clause, whose inclusion reflected the development in England of an independent Parliament, states that “for any Speech or Debate in either House, they [members] shall not be questioned in any other Place.” It follows a provision, now largely moot, that prevents the arrest, for civil cases, of members traveling to or from sessions of Congress.

[-] instamat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

But what about the message she sent to the people on her email list? Surely that doesn’t have the same protections of the speech and debate clause.

[-] wagesj45@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Depends on what a court decides "in either house" to mean. Does it mean physically in the House or Senate chambers? Does it mean "in furtherance of their duties as a congressperson"? I know how I would rule, but I don't know how the Supreme Court would rule.

[-] instamat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don’t think anyone knows how the Supreme Court would rule these days.

[-] wagesj45@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

My general rule of thumb is "whatever the conservatives want."

[-] instamat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I hate so much that that’s true

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