independently assisting oversight of highly classified programs

[coderman]

On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 11:53 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> """
> US Constitution - Art 1, Sec 6:
> The Senators and Representatives ... 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.
> """
>
> The bit after the semicolon is interesting. It appears to grant
> immunity outside Place of Congress for speech in Congress, and since
> Congress has no real internal law/police/judge/jail of its own,
> speak all you want


now describe to me what happens when the session is over, their
attendance complete, they return home, and then still find themselves
having leaked classified information without authorization.


i'm trying to find the legal basis for commander in chief to
unilaterally declassify as desired.  my public info skills less
judicial more osint, alas. perhaps i made it up in some mental fiction
of blurred experience... ;)


best regards,