Hmmm....
At whose bidding, I wonder....
This feckless woman screwup isn't good news for missus clinton, (a feckless (woman?) screwup in her own right)....
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Posted on 04/06/2007 2:20:44 PM PDT by Winged Hussar
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may well have committed a felony in traveling to Damascus this week, against the wishes of the president, to communicate on foreign-policy issues with Syrian President Bashar Assad. The administration isn't going to want to touch this political hot potato, nor should it become a partisan issue. Maybe special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, whose aggressive prosecution of Lewis Libby establishes his independence from White House influence, should be called back.
The "Logan Act" makes it a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to three years for any American, "without authority of the United States," to communicate with a foreign government in an effort to influence that government's behavior on any "disputes or controversies with the United States." Some background on this statute helps to understand why Ms. Pelosi may be in serious trouble.
...The U.S. is in the midst of two wars authorized by Congress. For Ms. Pelosi to flaunt the Constitution in these circumstances is not only shortsighted; it may well be a felony, as the Logan Act has been part of our criminal law for more than two centuries. Perhaps it is time to enforce the law.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
I declare a contest for the best response for a Marshall.
For instance: “You really should have asked someone before you left the country so that you wouldn’t be in this pickle!”
or
“Hey Fred, the guys in the motor pool lose! She doesn’t believe she’s George Bush.”
I was reading DU today , and some of them are scared about the felony thing.
This has bothered me since she left on the trip. I figured there must be some institutionalized means for containing this sort of behavior, and it turns out the Logan Act apparently does just that.
According to the WSJ, she violated the law and committed a felony.
The question is, what is the next step in enforcing the law? The irony is that it might be to sick the beleaguered Attorney General Gonzales on her and bring her up on charges.
You know that they would do it to a Republican who behaved this way in a heartbeat. They’d even do it to one who they just “accused” of doing so....look at Scooter Libby, for example.
Bush: “Gonzo, I want you to pardon Libby and arrest Pelosi. Let’s see which story makes the lead in the NY Times. Should be a great night of TV!”
Hmmm....
At whose bidding, I wonder....
This feckless woman screwup isn't good news for missus clinton, (a feckless (woman?) screwup in her own right)....
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I know what you mean...I just shake my head in disbelief at the LACK of “fight back” in the Republican party.
Looks like we have no media attention and no prominent Republicans expressing outrage.
Disappointed, but not surprised.
When are we going to take the initiative? When are we going to finally start to define the issues and the controversies? Or are we just going to let the NY Times dictate?
EVERYONE SHOULD BRING THIS TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE’S ATTENTION! WRITE THEM NOW! MAKE THEM TALK ABOUT IT!
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