First, Nancy Pelosi says she’s going to meet with Bashar Assad in Syria (via Hot Air). But as if that weren’t bad enough, three House Republicans met with the dictator of Syria already (also via Hot Air)….

Please note the opinion on page 12 referencing a trip to Cuba by Senators McGovern and Sparkman

…which referred to them interceding on behalf of Tiant, which the second paragraph of 18 USC 953 says is OK. If a US citizen has a personal beef with a foreign government, they’re allowed to use that government’s process for resolving it.

In this case, there is no such safe harbor for the junketeers. They aren’t trying to persuade Syria to be nice to a US citizen. If this isn’t a violation of 18 USC 953, what the hell is?

Forget the Logan Act … we can’t even get this DOJ to investigate leaks of national security secrets.

La La La … the democrats dance for joy … they are virtually untouchable by the spineless in this administration.

darwin on March 31, 2007 at 9:21 PM

Yeah, you’re probably right. Pelosi thinks the 2006 election has given her carte blanche to do as she pleases. I hope the shark bites her in the a$$ as she tries to jump it.

La La La … the democrats dance for joy … they are virtually untouchable by the spineless in this administration.

Good lord, is there no end to this lady’s cluelessness? California Yankee pegs it: Not satisfied with giving comfort to our enemies by legislating defeat in Iraq, Speaker Pelosi has decided to also provide comfort to one of the original state sponsors…

She won’t let the house speak in support because the situation is tenuous…but has no problem opening her traitorous mouth against our president.

Hmmm… seems a common reading of this means that if Pelosi goes over to influence THEM without permision, then its covered under the Logan act. Its not just about cutting deals, it specificaly says INFLUENCE, even attempted influence.

Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act

Please note the opinion on page 12 referencing a trip to Cuba by Senators McGovern and Sparkman.

Of course, I’m not a lawyer, but it appears to me that no matter how repugnant Pelosi’s trip may be, the Logan act may not apply unless she makes deals with Assad that haven’t been blessed by the State Dept.

Not defending what she’s doing – I think it’s wrong for her to go as it undermines the Executive Branch’s constitutional responsibilities. Just saying that Logan may not apply.

She’ll get ‘em, too.

Let say they grab Pelosi, and hold her hostage for US withdrawl.

Iran might be dumb but they ain’t stupid! They know we’d hope they would well, you know… Come’no dinnerjacket, make our day!

am getting sick and tired of pelosi and co. thinking they were elected president. These congresspeople should not be allowed to meet with rogue nations behind the president’s back. They are selling out our country.

Highrise on March 30, 2007 at 2:29 PM

You about said it all Highrise. This is a act of treason and these anti-ameri(k)a scum ought to be ousted for this attack against our President and our country.

The members of congress needs to remember that we elect members of the House to represent each federal district and we elect members of the Senate to represent each state. We do not elect them to represent the country as a whole as we elect a President for that. These people need to get back to their jobs in congress representing their appropriate districts and states and let the President represent the country, that’s why we elected him. If they want to represent the country then they should run for President.

That wording suggests she’s already violated 18 USC 953 without even getting on the plane.

The Monster on March 31, 2007 at 11:31 AM

If, and I say -if- she was given authority to proceed with her proposal during the briefing by the Department of State, it is not likely there is a valid argument for punitive action.

“Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof,”

That wording suggests she’s already violated 18 USC 953 without even getting on the plane.

There economy is crappy… without at least $65 a barrel they cannot sustain minimum standards.

They have calculated that America (with our Defeatocrats) and Britain (Blair has a scandal and is on his way out) will NOT attack. Russia has been bought and paid for… France will surrender as usual… China is sitting this one out (and needs the oil).

They have calculated that they can play this long enough to help their economy….

BUT, I did see an encouraging sight… went to Moab in Utah last weekend, and the I-70 corridor through Colorado’s mountains are CROWDED with new drilling rigs… rigs that have not been there before….

So what if Iran’s wacky mullahs decideds that 15 British sailors are not a strong enough bargining chip to entice a US/ British first strike that they are so eanestly begging for? Let say they grab Pelosi, and hold her hostage for US withdrawl. Too far fetched? It would roil both branches of our govt at a low cost to Iran. I have absolutly NO DOUBT Assad’s invitation was instigateded by Iran, and was the result of serious multi dimensional game play, based on Bush’s psych profile response and that of the American MSM.

Iran wants to be hit, Iran wants to muck with American, especailly psych- ops aimed at the anti-war Democrats in Congress. This is their golden oppertunity to bring the 12th Imam. April could be come too interesting for many American’s.

Da Bear

This is the middle finger on both hands high in the air as far as I’m concerned. First:Members of the House left Washington on Friday for their two-week spring break without weighing in on the international crisis tormenting the nation’s…

Dear Nancy Pelosi,

This isn’t political. This is simply a REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BAD IDEA!!!

A concerned U.S. Citizen