Practice question
A protected floor speech is invoked as the basis for holding a Senator liable in another forum. The Senator also says that speech-or-debate immunity prevents her own chamber from imposing any discipline for disorderly behavior. Distinguish the two propositions.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Sections 11–14 and 16(3): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Sections 11 and 16(3).
- Pobre v. Sen. Defensor-Santiago, A.C. No. 7399, August 25, 2009, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/49573
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