CoralMarks [he/him] to news • 4 years agoKentucky state legislator Attica Scott charged with riot, could lose seat and right to vote.imagemessage-square49 fedilinkarrow-up1225file-text
arrow-up1225imageKentucky state legislator Attica Scott charged with riot, could lose seat and right to vote.CoralMarks [he/him] to news • 4 years agomessage-square49 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAbraxielhexbear27arrow-down1·4 years agoI'm pretty sure not allowing the arrest of legislators might have some undesirable consequences. link
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear20·4 years agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_immunity This is what I'm referring to. If legislators can be arrested you just send the police to arrest the opposition whenever a vote comes up. link
minus-squareAbraxielhexbear22·4 years agoFair enough. Limited immunity is a good compromise. To be clear: charging a sitting legislator with felony rioting (which is itself a fucking wild charge) is a gross abuse of power to attack opposition. link
I'm pretty sure not allowing the arrest of legislators might have some undesirable consequences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_immunity
This is what I'm referring to. If legislators can be arrested you just send the police to arrest the opposition whenever a vote comes up.
Fair enough. Limited immunity is a good compromise.
To be clear: charging a sitting legislator with felony rioting (which is itself a fucking wild charge) is a gross abuse of power to attack opposition.