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I may be wrong but I believe there is a law called the Sullivan Act that forbids private citizens from engaging in personal diplomacy. I heard about it here on FR years ago when Jesse Jackson made one of his periodic grandstanding plays for media attention. Jackson obtainied the release of captive American service members in Yugoslavia or interfered in an African civil war at the behest of well heeled business associates.
House or Senate members may not strictly speaking be private citizens but neither are they accredited diplomatic representatives. Unless aent as informal envoys of the President they lack official standing to conduct the diplomacy of the United States.
The failure of the executive branch departments of State and Justice to act by seizing the passports of those involved (preventing travel) or prosecuting them on their return only serves to encourage this kind of thing.

The failure of the executive branch departments of State and Justice to act by seizing the passports of those involved (preventing travel) or prosecuting them on their return only serves to encourage this kind of thing.

This is Bush's Achille's Heel. Terminal inability to take any action against domestic traitors.

What we need is the President to use his Bully Pulpit to bring this sediton to the attention of the American Public -- like in the speech he intends to make to America about the WOT.

I was stunned last night to hear his approval rating is now in the 20's? I suspect someone in the WH has things mixed up and thinks we don't want him to fight back against these ba$tards when, in fact, the opposite is true and if he did (fight bact) his ratings would soar.