I am no expert on where the legal rights of individual Congress members end and the legal right of the Speaker to maintain order and safety begins.
IN case you haven’t heard, Republican Rep Louie Gohmert was exposed to a Covid carrier at the CPAC conference. (Perhaps it happened while they were sharing a laugh at all the liberal “fake news” about the virus.)
Now Gohmert — unlike Ted Cruz and GOP Rep Collins — is refusing to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Bearing in mind that 177 members of congress (Senate and House) are over 65 years old, and another 200+ are 50 to 65, and bearing in mind that older people are more likely to suffer severely from the virus and at greatest risk for death, does 79-year old Speaker Nancy Pelosi have the authority to have the Sgt at. Arms escort Mr. Gohmert from the Chamber and bar his re-entry?
I don’t know the answer. Can she do this? Can she do this with a majority vote? Hope someone who knows more about Parliamentary rights in the U.S. Congress can answer.