Blackrook
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The reason Harry Reid accused Mitt Romney of not paying taxes while on the floor of Congress was because he knew it was a lie, but the Constitution grants immunity from defamation action to anything a Congressman says while on the floor of Congress. If he had said it in a press conference off the floor of Congress, Mitt Romney could have sued him, and he would have prevailed.