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choie

(4,111 posts) Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:19 PM Oct 2019

But seriously....isn't there anything that Pelosi and Schiff can do about Nunes

and his "assistant" leaking the whistleblower's name? I just don't get this...even if he's a congress member (or member of his staff) how are they allowed to get away with this without at least some kind of censure (whatever that would do) or at best, being kicked off the committee? Are they really that untouchable?

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But seriously....isn't there anything that Pelosi and Schiff can do about Nunes (Original Post) choie Oct 2019 OP

If there is a law to protect whistle blowers mainstreetonce Oct 2019 #1

It probably is a crime - but the House has no power to prosecute StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #3

This is another instance where an honest AG would recuse himself. Mike 03 Oct 2019 #6

Yep. StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #7

They are making Nunes irrelevant tirebiter Oct 2019 #2

Ask Dick Cheney what the penalty is for outing someone. eom guillaumeb Oct 2019 #4

Each House of Congress can expel a member if they choose to do so. MineralMan Oct 2019 #5

Unanimous consent would never happen - it only requires one Member to object to block it StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #8

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

1. If there is a law to protect whistle blowers

Reply to choie (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:22 PM

Oct 2019

Then it should be a crime to our them.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

3. It probably is a crime - but the House has no power to prosecute

Reply to mainstreetonce (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:25 PM

Oct 2019

Guess who does?

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

6. This is another instance where an honest AG would recuse himself.

Reply to StarfishSaver (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:32 PM

Oct 2019

Barr didn't even think the WB's report was worthy of investigation (EDIT: Tried to bury it!); therefore, he has a conflict of interest and should recuse. He won't, but that shouldn't stop us from referring this to the DOJ Ethics Committee.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

7. Yep.

Reply to Mike 03 (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:35 PM

Oct 2019

tirebiter

(2,539 posts)

2. They are making Nunes irrelevant

Reply to choie (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:24 PM

Oct 2019

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

4. Ask Dick Cheney what the penalty is for outing someone. eom

Reply to choie (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:26 PM

Oct 2019

MineralMan

(146,338 posts)

5. Each House of Congress can expel a member if they choose to do so.

Reply to choie (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:28 PM

Oct 2019

It has been done in the past. I say that Speaker Pelosi should begin that process for Nunes, if he actually does cause the whistleblower's name to be made public by one of his own aides.

Expel him with a vote of unanimous consent by the entire House. Nunes is bringing shame on that legislative body.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

8. Unanimous consent would never happen - it only requires one Member to object to block it

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:37 PM

Oct 2019

A 2/3 vote is required to expel a Member. That's not likely now, but who knows where we'll be in a few months? The trash heap of history could start piling up sooner than we think.

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