One of the reasons Robert Mueller is blundering across our political landscape, frightening peasants and molesting livestock, lies in the decision by acting Attorney General and Resistansita Sally Yates that National Security Advisor-designee Michael Flynn was violating the Logan Act in his contacts with Russian officials.
The Logan Act, officially known as 18 U.S.C. 953, was enacted January 30, 1799, as a result of the never-ending spat between the Federalist party and the Democratic-Republican party that gave us all kinds of great laws like the Alien and Sedition Act and judicial decisions like Marbury vs. Madison.
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.
In Flynn's case is was transparent bullsh** as Flynn was on the federal payroll as part of Donald Trump's transition team and he was acting with authority of the president-elect and in that role, he had clear authority to negotiate with the Russians on any topic that suited his fancy.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry disclosed that he has been conducting rogue diplomacy with top Iranian officials to salvage the landmark nuclear deal and push the Islamic Republic to negotiate its contested missile program, according to recent remarks.
The question is, if John Kerry, by his own admission, is meeting with various misogynistic mullahs to try to help Iran evade the impact of US sanctions or to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, isn't he in violation of the Logan Act?
https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2018/09/14/hey-isnt-anyone-screaming-logan-act-violations-john-kerry/
The Logan Act, officially known as 18 U.S.C. 953, was enacted January 30, 1799, as a result of the never-ending spat between the Federalist party and the Democratic-Republican party that gave us all kinds of great laws like the Alien and Sedition Act and judicial decisions like Marbury vs. Madison.
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.
In Flynn's case is was transparent bullsh** as Flynn was on the federal payroll as part of Donald Trump's transition team and he was acting with authority of the president-elect and in that role, he had clear authority to negotiate with the Russians on any topic that suited his fancy.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry disclosed that he has been conducting rogue diplomacy with top Iranian officials to salvage the landmark nuclear deal and push the Islamic Republic to negotiate its contested missile program, according to recent remarks.
The question is, if John Kerry, by his own admission, is meeting with various misogynistic mullahs to try to help Iran evade the impact of US sanctions or to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, isn't he in violation of the Logan Act?
https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2018/09/14/hey-isnt-anyone-screaming-logan-act-violations-john-kerry/
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