can members of congress be arrested for a crime while attending session?
97659
No (except in three cases, below)\n\nArticle 1, Section 6 of the Constitution provides that:\n"They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place."
1151703
Yes, it's possible. Any citizen may place under arrest any person who they witness to violate any misdemeanor or felony law.
146137
Certain criminals, like members of congress, have their votes recorded as a matter of national record.
9863
Yes and No.\nAccording to the Bill of Rights specifically Amendment IV yes he is but he can claim executive priveledge which entitles him to do such things for national security. I personally don't like the idea of people, especially the government, listening to my  conversations without my consent but sometimes it has to be done for our protection. So whether or not he is breaking the law is opinion really but he will not be charged with any criminal act.
621592
It isn't illegal. The Constitution specifically says the people have the right to assemble and to petition their government for grievances. There is more to it than just the right to sell machine guns to toddlers, you know?\n\nBesides, it is up to the individual Congressman to decide if he is going to listen or not. Remember all the ruckus about the Lobbyists? After a lot of hand-wringing, the Congress has decided they are just going to quietly give the Lobbyists even more access to power. Just because people are angry doesn't mean that anyone in Congress cares about their feelings or their grievances.
1186540
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest
573691
Yes and there IS such a thing as citizens arrest!\n\nI even saw it on an old episode of "COPS" were the police officer had the citizen place the criminal under citezens arrest by informing him of such because it was the citizen that witnessed the crime, the police officer then took the criminal into custody!
758487
sure if you want to get arrested
137981
No.  Just as you cannot prosecute someone for doing something that was legal at the time the act was committed but no longer legal, you cannot exonerate someone for breaking what was a law at the time the criminal act was committed.  Look at it this way, it's not what they did that was wrong, it was that they disobeyed what was written as law.
1056540
You have to appeal to their personal self-interest.  For example, Republicans declined to hold Congressional hearings on executive branch involvement in rendition, torture, or warrantless wiretapping.  But when the FBI raided a Congressman's office, they suddenly became very concerned about the administration's disregard of Constitutional protections.  House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) scheduled a series of hearing on it; he called the first one "Reckless Justice."  Go figure.
193433
I think it is a federal law that the party being recorded must know that they are being recorded.\n\nOtherwise your activity is illegal
89656
The Constitution says, "high crimes or misdemeanors". But, basically, if he does something slightly wrong and Congress is against him, he can get impeached (like Clinton). Conversely, if he's commited several high crimes but Congress is with him, he won't be (like now).
355157
Any police officer could arrest him, although it would probably be the FBI or CIA...some federal agency.  The Senate and House would prosecute him (just like what happened to Clinton).
846395
Yes, but that only applies in the federal court, the sate can also prosecute you for the same crime, for example someone robs a bank, thats a federal crime, they are tried and convicted, but they are also charged with state crime for robbery and armed criminal action, they are convicted there as well, and the state and  federal time are served seperately
620264
no,as a private citizen you have to write your congressman\nI agree there is no doubt of treason.\nbut it is unlikely to be dealt with in an appropriate\nmanner.WE know the truth!
533535
I truly cannot talk about your Congress, I can only talk about our Members of Parliament.\nPeople here line up to see discussions when Parliament is in Session.  \nIt is called The Gong Show"
701578
politicians make the laws, and they always protect themselves. congress is exempt from every law it passes! and the big money ministers (aka televangelists) put so much money into the pockets of politicians that they are virtually above the law.