H/T to Hot Air.
Seems there is an law regarding travel to foreign countries to do what Pelosi did. Its called “Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act“. Interesting reading but probably of little consequence. And as the blog states, strictly an exercise in intellectualism. I found the information listed below at the Federation of American Scientists. Enjoy.
The Logan Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 953, states: 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, 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.
The Logan Act was intended to prohibit United States citizens without authority from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governments. There appear to have been no prosecutions under the Act in its more than 200 year history.
It’s a shame she won’t be prosecuted. This woman is in some ways more dangerous than Hillary because she is an idiot on top of all of her other sterling qualities.
WC
At minimum, she should be censured for stepping outside of her lane. Even on the official website for the Speaker of the House, she has not abided according to the published rules of what the Speaker is responsible for:
As specified in the rules and customs of the House, responsibilities of the Speaker include:
Calling the House to order.
Administering the oath of office to House Members.
Presiding over debate, recognizing Members to speak on the floor, and preserving order; or delegating that power to another Member of Congress.
Setting the legislative agenda.
Leading the appointment process for the chairs of the various committees and subcommittees in the House, including conference committees which negotiate final versions of legislation.
Further research on the rules of the House of Representatives shows that the Speaker has no responsibility to represent U.S. interests in Foreign discussion. In fact, according to the rules, Pelosi’s job is back at the House. Obviously, she’s pushing a Democratic agenda and undercutting those representatives responsible for International versus State matters.
I’ll be curious to see if this gets ugly.