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| Booker Accuses Reporter of Violating Constitution by Asking Him a Question |
| 2018-09-07 |
| [FreeBeacon] Sen. Cory Booker accused a reporter of violating the U.S. Constitution after he asked the New Jersey Democrat a question in the halls of Congress on Thursday. During the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Booker threatened to release confidential documents relating to Kavanaugh's service as a lawyer in the George W. Bush administration. "I understand the penalty comes with potential ousting from the Senate," Booker said before releasing Kavanaugh's old emails, adding, "This is about the closest I'll probably ever have in my life to an ’I am Spartacus' moment." After the display, however, the Washington Post reported that the "confidential" emails were already cleared for public release before Booker's dare, citing both Democratic and Republican aides on the judiciary committee. 'dis Guy: "We cleared the documents last night shortly after Senator Booker's staff asked us to," confirmed Bill Burck, Bush's presidential records representative. "We were surprised to learn about Senator Booker's histrionics this morning because we had already told him he could use the documents publicly. In fact, we have said yes to every request made by the Senate Democrats to make documents public." When Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau asked Booker whether his actions during the morning session were a stunt, the senator accused him of violating the U.S. Constitution. It is not entirely clear what Booker was referring to, but the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution does state that members of Congress cannot be arrested on their way to session and "in going to and from [session] ... shall not be questioned in any other Place." The prohibition against "questioning" lawmakers on their way to session, however, has generally been interpreted to apply to law enforcement, not reporters. |
| Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
| #11 #10 I think he is deranged, for real. Well, he is a Democrat |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-07 21:06 |
| #10 I think he is deranged, for real. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2018-09-07 18:38 |
| #9 I am Spartacus? Seriously lame. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-09-07 17:03 |
| #8 I tend to have a morning constitutional around 10:00. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2018-09-07 13:51 |
| #7 I've never been the bad boy |
| Posted by: Beavis 2018-09-07 13:19 |
| #6 If you wondered who would fill Pelosi's panties when she left.... Now you know. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-09-07 12:42 |
| #5 Congress should be forced to watch an episode of Schoolhouse Rock every week. Just the ones on government. Attendance mandatory. Repeat once they've been viewed so that the message sinks in with repetition. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-09-07 10:13 |
| #4 If a passing grade on a community college level Civics 101 and Econ 101 was a requirement to be seated after election, both houses of Congress would permanently lack a quorum. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-09-07 09:30 |
| #3 The guy used the Senate hearing to grandstand. Harris, Booker and a couple of others are testing the waters for 2020. Both come across as not ready for prime time (and doofuses). What are there, 40-50 Donks who have expressed an interest in running in 2020? What is their platform "Giving away everything, increased taxation, total control, and running the debt up to Clower and Pivens levels?" |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-09-07 09:22 |
| #2 For the Left the Constitution is what ever they want it to be. It's a historical and cultural relic from which all power flows. To the Right, its a contract between the people and its government to be enforced as written. Thus the hysterics on the Left faced with possibility that power will be denied them. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-07 07:46 |
| #1 I think he's a tad confused between constitutions. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-07 03:38 |