Posted on 03/13/2015 7:17:48 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A petition on whitehouse.gov calling for charges to be filed against the 47 senators who sent an open letter to the leaders of Iran, possibly in violation of the Logan Act, has collected more than 165,000 signatures in less than two days. Because the petition exceeded 100,000 signatures within 30 days, the White House is required to respond.
The creator of this petition, known only by the initials C.H., alleges that the 47 senators “committed a treasonous offense when they decided to violate the Logan Act, a 1799 law which forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments.” The letter, which was published on Monday, warned Iranian leaders that any nuclear deal they sign with President Obama won’t last past his second term.
Of course, there is exactly zero legal ground for any such charges to be brought under the suddenly popular (on the Left) Logan Act — which, by the way, John Kerry flagrantly violated when he interfered in the Paris peace talks near the end of the Vietnam War.
Jerome Barron, a professor of Constitutional Law at George Washington University, told ABC News in an interview that he finds the senators’ letter “disrespectful,” but he does not believe the senators have committed treason.
“They would make the argument the Logan Act doesn’t apply because they are one of the three branches of government and although the they don’t have the major role of foreign relations, they do, after all, as the senate, confirm treaties,” Barron said. “It’s true this is an executive agreement, but they [the Senate] have some role I suppose. I don’t think they’re in violation of the Logan Act.”
So what? The point of the exercise is to smear the 47 senators, led by freshman Tom Cotton of Arkansas, and to create yet another point to be used during the 2016 campaign. And don’t forget the cardinal rule of the Creepy Obama Cult: Must protect… the Precious!
My bet is there is about 2000 signers each signing 200 times. That’s been the lib method with these online surveys.
Lets sign it with names like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
This sounds like fun.
“which forbids unauthorized citizens...”
Hey, you can’t call them “unauthorized”, that is offensive!
They are not "unauthorized citizens"- they are elected Senators, conducting Senate business, consequently they have immunity.
“Citizens in waiting,” perhaps ?
“C.H.?” Clinton, Hillary?
WH gov petition to File charges against GOP Senators for disagreeing with Obama
oh PLEASE, try to make that charge stick
Try this line of attack you National Socialist bastards. The blowback will burn like you won’t believe.
Also, the letter doesn’t sound like a “negotiation with a foreign government.”
I thought the letter was FYI. How could it be called “negotiating”? Did it ask for an Iranian response?
Can I dig Ted Kennedy up and charge him, too, then?
This is a non-story... nothing more than a laughable act of desperation by the left to divert attention. It’s this week’s “SQUIRREL!”
Put an open letter to Iran on the internet explaining the US Constitution’s treaty clause, and leftwing nut jobs want to throw you in jail.
“The creator of this petition, known only by the initials C.H.,” Clinton, Hillary?
I think the real purpose of this exercise is to dilute the meaning of “treason”. One man’s treason is another’s patriotism, etc.
“The creator of this petition, known only by the initials C.H.,”
Cthulhu, Herman
Don’t forget Jack Mehof and Ophelia Miass
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