Petition: File charges against the 47 Senators in violation of the Logan Act

Posted by sirwolfgang on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:42PM
from the petitions.whitehouse.gov dept.

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Re:Petition: File charges against the 47 Senators in violati... by cylinder on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @02:14PM (#9179481)

It's either treason or it's a felony under the Logan Act. Not both.

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Re:Petition: File charges against the 47 Senators in violati... by dragonwriter on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @05:21PM (#9180729)

Unauthorized negotiation with a foreign government is a violation of the Logan Act.

Overt acts (including unauthorized negotiations) which provide aid and comfort to enemies of the United States are treason.

The two categories are basically orthogonal; they aren't mutually exclusive.

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Re:Petition: File charges against the 47 Senators in violati... by throwaway344 on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @03:37PM (#9180084)

I think that it could be a treasonous action, but also not literally meeting the terms of treason as set out in law.

In other words, it could meet the common-person interpretation of the word, but not the legal offense.

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Re:Petition: File charges against the 47 Senators in violati... by inscrutablemike on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @05:12PM (#9180646)

How is notifying the Iranian government that Obama doesn't have the power to make any deal without their approval a violation of the Logan act?

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