[bw17]

Do Congressmen have a right to discuss/negotiate foreign policy on behalf of the United States? I thought that was reserved for the President and his Cabinet/Ambassadors only.

[Hawthorn]

> Do Congressmen have a right to discuss/negotiate foreign policy on behalf of the United States? <

I think they're violating the Logan Act when they do so. But then, I understant the Logan Act has never been enforced, never once in its 200+ years on the books.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Do Congressmen have a right to discuss/negotiate foreign policy on behalf of the United States?

One of the roles of diplomats is to familiarize themselves with the foreign policy attitudes of opposition party leaders. Congressmen have a 1st amendment right to discuss anything with anyone. Obviously the Dems were only spelling out their attitudes, not negotiating for the government. The US does this all around the world, so does every other government.

[devolve]

[Steven W.]

this sounds worthy of congressional investigation - it's definitely worse than the mythical trip by Bush to Iran in 1980.