congressmen

It doesn't shield Congressmen from prosecution stemming from illegal acts performed while acting as Congressmen.

For example, American congressmen are hesitant to close expensive and unnecessary domestic bases because they mean jobs and votes for their home districts.

Because of this, lobbyists can now see and verify that congressmen are pushing their agenda otherwise the money doesn't flow.

It's no exaggeration to say that lobbyists are in the gallery, within eyesight, giving cues to how congressmen should vote.

So, no, Federal agencies can't prevent[1] Congressmen from revealing directly-disclosed-to-the-congressman classified information on the debate floor.

Because many people do care about privacy and have called their Congressmen to act accordingly.

Before the Church/Pike reforms back in the 70s, the NSA was specifically targeting anti-war protesters, civil rights activists and even congressmen[2].

Senators and Congressmen are relatively unknown outside of their state for the most part.

Even US congressmen have been unable to read the agreement without great difficulties.

Given the amount of pressure Wikileaks received and the open death threads from several US congressmen towards Assange, it's not a far-fetched assumptions.

I would also apply this punishment to congressmen that continue to extend copyright durations well past the point of sanity.

Justice department officials and congressmen are most definitely not the same people.

In fact the phrase "explain it to my grandmother" might apply here, considering the average age of influential congressmen and senators.

Congressmen and senators would then not be able to say "...and my opponent voted against the America Awesome Act..." in the next election.

(And seriously, why is going to Russia "super fishy" when you've got US Congressmen suggesting on national fucking television that the CIA ought to assassinate you?

I'd tell someone about a particular congressmen's voting record and bills he's sponsored and they'll say "wow, that guy sounds too good to be true, I'd vote for him", then tell them it's Ron Paul's voting record and they'd say "That guys is crazy" and then repeat everything they've ever "heard" about him.

About 35 years ago the FBI's Abscam[1] public corruption investigation and sting operation brought down quite a few people, including Congressmen.

This would clearly be a roadblock, rather than a permanent obstruction, but it would probably serve as a permanent obstruction to dispassionate Congressmen.

Congressmen who are from states and districts where the automobile industry is strong will be holding hearings, and demanding that the negotiators return to Washington to testify.