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On March 9th, 2015, forty-seven United States Senators committed a treasonous offense when they decided to violate the Logan Act, a 1799 law which forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years.
At a time when the United States government is attempting to reach a potential nuclear agreement with the Iranian government, 47 Senators saw fit to instead issue a condescending letter to the Iranian government stating that any agreement brokered by our President would not be upheld once the president leaves office.
This is a clear violation of federal law. In attempting to undermine our own nation, these 47 senators have committed treason.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/file-charges-against-47-us-senators-violation-logan-act-attempting-undermine-nuclear-agreement/NKQnpJS9
snacker
(3,619 posts)Thanks for sharing this link.
Delphinus
(11,840 posts)Thanks for sharing.
KelleyD
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(21,611 posts)ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)get em.
Sinistrous
(4,249 posts)Fewer than 4,000 needed.
This seems incredible.
android fan
(214 posts)I was about #4,532
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procon
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(3,919 posts)and thank you for posting.
smirkymonkey
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(9,901 posts)Kick for the Prez.
NYFlip
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(28,762 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)March 13, 2015
The Republicans effort to torpedo the ongoing negotiations between President Obama and the Iranian Government by sending a traitorous letter to the Iranians has backfired in a spectacular way. As a result of the letter, over 200,000 Americans are now calling for charges of treason to be filed against the 47 Republican senators who signed the letter.
A petition filed with whitehouse.gov on Monday has more than 200,000 signatures as of mid-Thursday afternoon. Just to be clear; various right-wing rallies planned days in advance could only dream of this sort of turn out.
The White House must respond to any petition that gets 100,000 signatures in 30 days. This one netted more than twice that in four.
The petition calls for the rogue senators to be charged under the Logan Act, which dates from 1799 and forbids unauthorized citizens, including senators, from negotiating with foreign governments. Now, the law is out-of-date and probably wouldnt be applicable in court, but the sheer volume of signatures means the White House will have to add its own response.
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At any rate, its clear that Americans have had enough of these destructive maneuvers and are demanding that something be done to reign in the anti-American Kamikaze Caucus-mentality thats metastasized the Republican party.
http://aattp.org/over-239000-americans-sign-petition-demanding-treason-charges-against-gop-senators-behind-iran-letter/