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(47,510 posts) Sat Sep 29, 2018, 12:17 AM Sep 2018

I am curious about the encounter at the elevator with Flake

was it at the senate building? Is it so easy to do so?

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I am curious about the encounter at the elevator with Flake (Original Post) question everything Sep 2018 OP

Yes and yes. It's just an ordinary hall elevator and anyone can walk around there. hedda_foil Sep 2018 #1

Interesting. Wonder wether the Turtle will install new securities question everything Sep 2018 #3

You have to go through metal detectors to get in though Happyhippychick Sep 2018 #2

It's complicated. There's this pesky thing in the First Amendment MineralMan Sep 2018 #4

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

1. Yes and yes. It's just an ordinary hall elevator and anyone can walk around there.

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Sat Sep 29, 2018, 12:30 AM

Sep 2018

Only Senators can go on it, but it's not blocked off in any way.

question everything

(47,510 posts)

3. Interesting. Wonder wether the Turtle will install new securities

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 12:12 PM

Sep 2018

as to prevent the riffraff from "accosting" their reps.

Happyhippychick

(8,379 posts)

2. You have to go through metal detectors to get in though

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 08:36 AM

Sep 2018

MineralMan

(146,321 posts)

4. It's complicated. There's this pesky thing in the First Amendment

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2018, 12:18 PM

Sep 2018

that gives us the right to petition the government to address grievances. I'm sure a lot of Republican Senators would like to get rid of that about now.

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