The House Sargent at Arms is not a law enforcement agent, s/he is the political enforcement arm of the House of Representatives! As such, he can do what no law enforcement agent or agency can do, and that is to arrest a congress person even while congress is in session and/or on the floor of the House, where their immunity would otherwise prevent their arrest or detention. The Sargent at Arms is answerable only to the committee that calls upon him/her for the service and, of course, the Congressional body involved.
A collection of articles defining our times. The pages contain clickable links, don't let the titles fool you, some of the best articles have very non-descript titles and there are usually more articles on the matters in the days and week pages the links land on so it's a sort of treasure hunt through history, Enjoy!
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