Re: [Biofuel] EPA to citizens: Frack you

2006-05-12 Thread Keith Addison
Hi all I don't know about the US, but what this kind of privilege usually means in most of the places I've worked, parliamentary (or whatever) privilege, is that a member of Congress or the Senate can safely make public statements in the House without fear of being sued for slander or

Re: [Biofuel] EPA to citizens: Frack you

2006-05-10 Thread Marylynn Schmidt
The AMA, the AVMA are both trade associations .. and if you look you will find that all these trade associations are international .. all these international trade associations are international money. Laws are on the books that dis-allow any one .. even citizens .. but more so any elected

Re: [Biofuel] EPA to citizens: Frack you

2006-05-10 Thread Mike McGinness
Marylynn, I seem to recall that there is some kind of special immunity for members of the US Congress and the US Senate as well as the President and V.P. It was set up back when the USA was formed to protect the law makers while they were in office from harasment by their opponents. The