Pelosi’s trip to Middle East a crime
Posted on April 6, 2007
Nancy “Sweeper of the House” Pelosi and other members of congress have no business being involved in Foreign Affairs. This was no fact finding trip she tried to broker peace accords between Syria and Israel. One fact no one is talking about is that Syria offered to help us to withdraw honorably from Iraq; I saw this on a ticker on FNC. She comes out and states she sent the same message the Bush Administration sent? President Bush has no intention of pulling out of Iraq, that is HER agenda. Plus the Bush administrations current policy is to ISOLATE Syria. Just by her visit, and others, she violated that policy. therefore I say she is guilty of violating federal law. yup, it is called the Logan Act:
§ 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments.
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, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply himself, or his agent, to any foreign government, or the agents thereof, for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.
18 U.S.C. § 953 (2004).
I say she should be arrested and tried under the Logan Act and tossed in prison! This is another example of Congress trying to usurp the Executive Branch’s authority. I swear they want to be our Parliment and relegate the President to a figure head like England did to the Monarchy.
Well, Congress may have thew power of the subpoena, but the President has the Justice Department and I would use it.
Pelosi was accompanied by Reps. David Hobson (R-OH), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Nick Rahall (D-WV) and if they were involved with these discussions they are guilty as well.
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If Mrs. Pelosi said anything contrary to the administration’s position, it wouldn’t be a first. Just remember that House Speaker Newt Gingrich did in China in 1997. Too bad none of you conservatives were interested in enforcing the Logan Act back then.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/04/05/gingrich_china/index.html
Nancy Pelosi has demonstrated, with just one visit, how vastly
more effective she is in foreign policy than the entire inept Bush
administration. I think you people are ticked off because she
proved with just one trip–one conversation–how much mor effective
she is than they are. It’s not treason to subvert war or expasion
At face value, yes, Newt Gingrich is in violation of the Logan Act. I read through the Taiwan Relations Act and it does have a section dealing with aid for the defense of Taiwan. Gingrich’s statements were not directly a contridiction of the Act, but rather an interpretation that the President did not agree with. Clinton had the right, due to this act, to choose to send troops (or not send troops) and equipment to help defend Taiwan. Gingrich’s violation of the Logan act can be summed up to saying the US Will defend Taiwan instead of could or might defend Taiwan.
The Syria Accountability Act specificly states that the US will “(D) Reduce United States diplomatic contacts with Syria (other than those contacts required to protect United States interests or carry out the purposes of this Act).” So when the White House says “Don’t go to Syria.” Pelosi would be in direct violation of the Logan Act. That being said,and not including her putting words in Israel’s mouth about peace talks (which is not covered by Logan), I haven’t seen any other possible violation, since I haven’t seen any reports of her doing much more than a handshaking tour during her trip. Pelosi’s violation of the Logan Act could be summed up as going to play with the kids we put in “time out” because of bad behaviour.
Punishments? I strongly sugguest a slap to the hand and a firm “Don’t let me catch you doing this again.” for both of them. Which is what Gingrich got from the White house, and what Pelosi is currently getting now.
It seems that when a politician does wrong, people come to his or her defense by claiming that some other politician got away with it in the past, so the current wrongful act should be overlooked. Pelosi did the wrong thing and should have consequences. The Logan act is an important law. If a person, particularly one in a position of power like Pelosi, makes a deal she may cause serious harm if a foreign power wants to hold us to this deal. She is attempting to neuter the presidency and render the president a figurehead. She wants to assume power over the presidency now.