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| No more get-out-of-jail-free cards for Minnesota legislators |
| 2014-05-24 |
| [Washington Post] Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie (D) is robbing state lawmakers of a cherished perk long used to get them out of sticky situations: A card that allows legislators to avoid arrest while the state House or Senate are in session. Under the state constitution, lawmakers cannot be detained except in cases of treason, felony or breach of the peace. The wallet-sized card has been used to get lawmakers out of drunken driving charges and other arrests, the Star-Tribune said. The cards don't allow lawmakers to avoid being charged with a crime, but they cannot be detained unless charged with a felony. Ritchie says there's no law on the books that requires his office to provide lawmakers with the card, so he said he will stop issuing them. |
| Posted by:Fred |