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Old 05-17-2004, 20:03 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Trooth
You might be surprised. Here you can't be sued for anything you say in parliament. And sometimes parliamentary priviledge (as it is known) is used to get the truth out (as it was intended).

However lying to parliament is a whole different ballgame.
Yeah we got the First Amendment for good or ill.
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