Rush may or may not have hurt other people--he just may have never got caught.

Kennedy told the cops he believed he was going to a vote. There is a provision in the Constituion that states that senators and representatives cannot be detained on their way to a vote except in certain specific instances. The instances, as I recall, are treason, commission of a felony, and breach of the peace.

You might think that they could have detained him on the breach of the peace provision if not the felony provision, but they didn't. I think this Constitutional provision was used to justify the fact that the officers did not give him a sobriety test. Now it seems to me that the officers could have given him the test even with this provision, but I think this was the reason used to justify why they didn't.

not just while they are going to a vote, but whenever congress is in session (about 6 months out of the year) they cant be arrested or even just detained. this kind of stuff probably happens alot more than you think, but it only makes the news when its a kennedy.

Do the names Wilbur Mills and Fanny Foxe ring any bells here??:D

thanks to wikipedia, i know everything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Mills

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The night? If it was either you or I, we'd be spending a lot more time than that. I don't mean to excuse Kennedy here, but what is Rush going to serve again?

I just don't like the comparison of Kennedy to Rush because of Rush's own previous comments.

Rush is a big fat hypocrit. I'm quite sure that Kennedy is also, but perhaps not in this very regard.

My point being is the left was screaming for Rushes head yet they are so strangely silent when its a Kennedy....like they deserve some get out of jail free card for some unknown reason.

THe fact he almost ran over a cop was reason enough for an arrest....

I hope whoever ordered the cops to NOT do a sobriaty test and to drive him home get fired. I personally get ticked off every time Cops give preferential treatment to other cops and a certain priveledged group that all think they are above the law.

driving under the influence of ANY drug like sleeping pills or muscle relaxants is illegal and enough for an arrest, not just booze.