Should Nancy Pelosi be indicted for violating the Logan Act?

Question

Nancy Pelosi visited with the Head of Syria, one of countries on the US's list of terrorist states, against the wishes of the White House.

The Logan Act 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, 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. "

Pelosi is NOT an authority for conducting foreign affairs. It's the constitutional duty of the President.

Answer 1

Yes, if the three repuglicans are indicted that visited the same place a week before. I will trade three for one any day, however I should hold out for 4 for one since repuglicans aren't worth as much. .

Answer 2

Nancy Pelosi is an enormous joke to Middle Eastern leaders and to smart Americans. If she was not going to the Middle East to change foreign policy - what was the purpose of her trip? Why go? For another photo opportunity. She needs to be left in the Middle East and taught the lifestyle of Middle Eastern Women. In fact, I think we should send Iltrix and Guitar Man over there as her body guards. HUA!

Answer 3

President Bush is letting her get used to free world travel. He intends on winning her favor by letting her go.
He has won over other members of Congress by preying on their weaknesses. Even if the weakness was money or sexual. Why should she be different.
Washington, DC is corrupt.

Maybe you should find out more why the Vice-President Cheney's Haliburton has been allowed to provide services for the Iranian government. Even if Haliburton formed a subsidiary to get around the letter of the law, does that make it right ?

Answer 4

Aw, I'm sure no liberal judge would find her guilty of anything. Besides they are too busy looking for something to convict Bush, Cheney, Gonzalez, Rice, and Libby about and they are working very hard at that job. Attorney Leo Terrell would probably work with Nancy if needed.

Answer 5

Did she go with intent to influence a foreign government (or officer thereof) in relation to a dispute or controversy with the U.S.? I thought she claimed to be trying to make foreign countries be nice.

Did she go with intent to defeat a measure of the United States? Which measure and how?

Trust me, I'm sure the House counsel carefully briefed her on the Logan Act's strictures. I'm sure the State Department offered a similar briefing.

Do I defend what she did? No, it was inappropriate and ham-handed. I just don't think it was criminal.

Answer 6

Yes, it does seem that she violated the Logan Act. She also wants to go to Iran.

On April 10, 2997, an article written by Carla Mariunucci appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, indicating that Ms. Pelosi and Rep. Lantos are interested in making a "diplomatic trip" to Iran.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/10/BAGV9P6C0S6.DTL
Pelosi, Lantos may be interested in diplomatic trip to Iran
Furthermore, the article quoted Rep Lantos as saying that he co-sponsored legislation with Ms. Pelosi which could pass as early as May that calls for making available to all countries --including Iran -- nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes under international oversight by establishing a "nuclear fuel bank".

I believe that the legislation is:
HR 6 Clean Energy Act of 2007
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_bills&docid=f:h6ih.txt.pdf

Those who advocate the "nuclear fuel bank" consider that clean nuclear technology would be available to all countries. However, those who argue against the "nuclear fuel bank" point out that the uranium enrichment process (using centrifuges to separate isotopes as in the FEP at Natanz, Iran) can also be used to produce a more pure grade of uranium 235 which may be used in a nuclear bomb.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4416482.stm
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/28/opinion/edbuffett.php
http://www.goodharborreport.com/node/295

The head of the Iranian Nuclear Energy Organization, Gholam-Reza Aghazadeh, explains it thus:
The simple way is to inject 0.7% (uranium) and obtain 3.5%, right? Now, if you take this 3.5% and inject it again into the chain (of centrifuges), the result will be 20%. If you inject the 20% back into the chain, the result will be 60%. If you inject this 60%, the result will be 90%.
http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1120
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S6&P1=2,148&P3=4

Since Iran has uranium enrichment capabilities at its FEP (fuel enrichment plant) at Natanz, giving Iran nuclear "fuel" enriched to 3.5% might not be a good idea if Iran does have the agenda to develop a nuclear bomb.

The BBC article (listed below) describes the nuclear fuel process.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/sci_nat/05/nuclear_fuel/html/mining.stm

Answer 7

If the act isn't written for the speaker of the house, then for whom? This question is a bit too easy. Let's talk about how long she's wanted to try on that head scarf. What are her reasons? My answers are:
1. she chose flowers because they didn't have one with an iranian flag print
2. she plans ahead, even for the total surrender to the worldwide caliphate
3. when in rome, do as the romans do...but she didn't have enough time to schedule a female circumcision
4. surprise, feminists! the end result of your cause will be western culture getting rolled by a more mysoginist society
5. bad hair day

To cut off the anticipated argument about Laura Bush, Condi and others donning the scarf, let's remember Nancy is the one who attempts to portray herself as a heroin to independent women. Hopefully that means we'll be seeing these head scarfs to make the transition to annhiliation easier on everyone.

Answer 8

Actually she does not have the authority right. It is contitutionaly the presidents. The other ones that met there were not undermining to influence, she was. She can and should be brought up on these charges. She was there to influence current policy.

Answer 9

It is clear as you have pointed out, that she has committed a crime. It is also unfortunate that she is a member of congress and therefore gets to commit crimes with no fear of reprecussion until she is out of office. I am not sure that is stated anywhere, but it is fact.

Congress is full of criminals. Until we the people regain control of our country it will be run by criminals.

At this point there is but one choice that is legal, and that is to vote, vote against all multi-term politicians in congress, vote for new people that have yet to become criminals.

Do this for three or four cycles and tell them you are voting for them because they are not career politicians, and then maybe, just maybe we can get a TERM LIMITS amendment and once again have representation in government.

Pelosi should be punished to the full extent of the law.

Answer 10

hey guitar! i found someone who has spell check and doesnt use it! why dont you focus on the question at hand instead of mocking someone who makes a valid point. Learn to spell! P.S. Nancy Pelosi is a man in drag!!

Answer 11

I think we should have a full scale investigation to determine if any crime has been committed. All the correspondence and records on the matter should be sent to the investigators and they should question Pilosi and her subordinates UNDER OATH.