Dem Dean admits to major felony.
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has been meeting with world leaders to repair "the extraordinary damage" that the Bush administration has done to America's image and to prepare the way for a new Democratic president.
"I am trying to build relationships with other governments in preparation for a Democratic takeover," Dean told me. "I want to make clear that there is an opposition in America and that we are ready to take power and that when we do, we are going to have much better relationships with them."
Federal law:
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.
2007-03-15 12:03:28 · 13 answers · asked by charbatch 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3142.html
2007-03-15 12:14:35 · update #1
added link above
At the very least, there should be an investigation to determine exactly what type of contact he has been having and at what level.
2007-03-15 12:17:39 · update #2
No Problem.
Democrats have been committing treason against the USA for years.... and got away with it.
About 20 Democrat Politicians wrote Daniel Ortega, the Marxist Leader of Nicaragua, during the 80's and pledged their support to him instead of the US.
Several of them are still Powerful Democrat Hotshots.
Treason is the Democrat Way.
2007-03-15 12:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by wolf 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Howard Dean and the the remainder of the DNC quite has made a large number of issues. They re-did all of their regulations some years in the past and created a monster. it is their very own fault. This 3 hundred and sixty 5 days could have been a lock for democrats, yet now we are caught (as quickly as extra) with an unelectable candidate. curiously, Dean's no longer smart adequate to come to a decision the development. Obama is yet another Kerry, Dukakis, and so on. it is unlucky what the Democratic party has replace into. It was once an recommend for the working classification. Now, we produce different democrats who belittle their fellow democrats and make contact with them "stupid" and "uneducated" and "racist" in the event that they do no longer vote for Obama. people who try this would desire to no longer have the luxurious of calling themselves democrats. The party has taken a foul turn and gotten faraway from middle democratic concepts. i think of that many of the huge boys, which comprise Dean, in the DNC secretly choose Obama. they are doing what they might to push HRC out. in the primaries, Obama could no longer even win the states one has to win in the time-honored election. Hillary gained the huge states. it extremely is a silly device. If we had a winner take all device, Hillary might already be the nominee. Dean and the DNC particular have made a widespread pile of ****.
2016-10-02 04:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that's painting with a pretty big brush.
Private citizens can and often do act as unrecognized diplomats for thier nations without comitting treason. If that were the bar, James Baker would've been arrested years ago for doing the same thing.
Why do Reps call for treason so much? But then seem to look the other way when the Vice President outs an active CIA agent?
2007-03-15 12:10:16 · answer #3 · answered by adphllps 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're using the technicality of the law to aggrandize an infraction by Dean which is, at worst, ethically questionable.
This federal law is concerned with treason and foreign policy - Dean has not engaged any heads of state or government entity with intent to undermine any specific policy. His comments were clearly general and with no binding disposition.
2007-03-15 12:21:42 · answer #4 · answered by buzzfeedbrenny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you guys said the same about kerry...
the real questions here are... "what's the authority of the United States"...
what is a "dispute or controversy with the United States" or an attempt to "defeat a measure"
these terms are defined in a legal sense in court... and I seriously doubt that Dean's actions would fit into the technical legal definitions of those...
so... in common layman terms of reading that... maybe...
but where it counts in court... they would probably laugh at you... as to the previously defined intent of the law and the interpretation of it...
your interpretation is very wide... and MOST U.S. companies that deal in foreign countries would probably be guilty under your definition, to one degree or another....
this carries about as much water as the liberals accusations of an "Illegal war"...
2007-03-15 12:11:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well i very much doubt that this is a felony, firstly he represents a political party, secondly I very much doubt that our government would take this as intent to influence the measure or conduct of any foreign government.... Its a political build up that is expected with the upcoming presidential race next year and furthermore you don't cite when or where he stated this! Its b.s. good question though.
2007-03-15 12:15:03 · answer #6 · answered by prettysmileygrl 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Gee, do you really think he is attempting to influence their conduct? Why don't you focus on the real crimes committed by Bushco? The ones that resulted in 100s of thousands of dead. The ones that resulted in nearly 10,000 American dead even.
2007-03-15 12:12:06 · answer #7 · answered by Vernon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Didn't Sen. Kerry do something similar to this during his campaign for the Presidency? It is not ethical, in my humble opinion. I think it would be treason if he was trying to get them to help overthrow our President.
2007-03-15 12:08:06 · answer #8 · answered by EB 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I am not sure that what he apparently admits to here is technically illegal, but it is definitely WAY premature, and not very damn smart.
I would be interested in knowing where this apparent quote came from.
2007-03-15 12:09:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like it...I heard today that he is not ruling out running for President again in 08. I'd like to know where the link is to this story also. Thanks
2007-03-15 12:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by rosi l 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋