The following is a paragraph from the Logan Act. This law was originally passed in 1799 when John Adams was President and last amended in 1994. If you read it you will see that the latest Democrat to violate this law was Senator Nelson from Florida. My Senator unfortunately. This man willfully undermining the Constitutional authority of the President is not the first Democrat to do so. Kerry, Kennedy and a few others have done the same thing. Made trips to foreign Government leaders for discussions which were not authorized by the only man Constitutionally responsible for Foreign Policy . President Bush must not let this act go unnoticed and must condemn Senator Nelsons act of perfidy. Too many important Issues depend on the relations with Syria to allow just any legislator to independently contact a leader of a country which may or may not be a potential enemy of this Country.
§ 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments.
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.
18 U.S.C. § 953 (2004).
§ 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments.
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.
18 U.S.C. § 953 (2004).
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