Mitt Romney Committing Felony When He Goes To Israel
The Logan Act (18 U.S.C.A. § 953 [1948]) is a single federal
statute making it a crime for a citizen to confer with foreign
governments against the interests of the United States. Specifically,
it prohibits citizens from negotiating with other nations on behalf of
the United States without authorization.
The Logan Act has remained almost unchanged in 1799 since its
passage. The act is short and reads as follows:
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.
So why won't he be prosecuted? Is he above the law? Aren't all
citizens treated equally before the law? Isn't justice blind in the
USA? Gosh I am so disillusioned now!
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