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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan they actually bar Senator Warren from speaking about ANYTHING on the Senate floor?
And can that ban be kept in place as long as the GOP has a majority?
Hard to believe even the strict constructionists on SCOTUS would uphold that in a court challenge.
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Can they actually bar Senator Warren from speaking about ANYTHING on the Senate floor? (Original Post)
Ken Burch
Feb 2017
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What I read was that Warren is barred from further commentary regarding Sessions only.
guillaumeb
Feb 2017
#1
It applied only for the duration of the debate on the Sessions nomination. nt
pinboy3niner
Feb 2017
#3
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. What I read was that Warren is barred from further commentary regarding Sessions only.
Unless she tries to tell the truth again.
GP6971
(31,110 posts)2. I think it only
applies to discussion concerning Sessions
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)3. It applied only for the duration of the debate on the Sessions nomination. nt
unblock
(52,116 posts)4. scotus would say the senate makes its own rules
not just strict constructionists; no justice would involve themselves into how the senate manages its internal debates.
onenote
(42,581 posts)5. Article I, Section 5 US Constitution
Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.