Please call your representatives in Congress to demand punishment for the 47 repubs

[peacebird]

Demand censure, or an investigation whether the Logan Act was violated. Senator Cotton has admitted publically that his goal was to torpedo the negotiations with Iran. Call your Reps and Senators to demand action. Let's at least make them squirm.

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[sinkingfeeling]

1. My senators are Cotton and Boozman. Both signed the letter.

[peacebird]

2. Mine are Warner and Kaine. Even if yours signed, maybe ESPECIALLY because of that

Call them. Let them know you are appalled and disgusted. Please?

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Wrote them both letters.

[peacebird]

4. Thank you

[peacebird]

5. Why not call? I don't understand that. THISis the topic media should be covering, not HRCs email

[glowing]

6. Isn't this an investigation for the DOJ?

How does congress investigate theirselves when they are the perpetrators? And wouldn't the outcome of the negotiations be the ultimate determining factor in whether or not the letter was treason or violated the Logan Act? They wrote an "open letter"; addressed to no one in particular, in the light of day, and with no promises or "special arrangements" being made for an outcome the Rrpunlicans wish to see. It's not like Reagan campaign negotiating with Iran to hold the Americans hostage until after the election so that they would be funneled weapons to use in their war against Iraq at that time behind the scenes from President Carter and the US Govt that he was "in charge" of.

What they did was stupid, makes Americans look stupid, steps right up to that border of treason and/ or acts of sedition... But ultimately, it makes the "heads of state" in both Iran and America look weak and ineffectual... That the negotiations are a farce and the "real players" won't allow peace to really happen. The fanatical goons, backed by powerful monied interests who do financially well when the world is at war, are essentially showing their hand in the game and telling the world, "we are in charge, and we will let you peons know if we want war, we will have war!"

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. Senate Majority leader Mitch MocConnell would be requried to censure or investigate himself

and 46 of his best friends. So while I think they should be censured, I do not see it happening.

Because Republicans won the majority in the Senate, there is no way to make them squirm. Elections have consequences.

[peacebird]

8. Yes they do. And I always vote

Why the snark?

[Agnosticsherbet]

10. I was not intending snark. We are here becaue they won in 2014

So nothing will happen in the Senate, sadly. The other side has the power. It is like asking Al Capone to investigate himself.

[peacebird]

12. They are already backpedalling, claiming it was a joke

Even they feel pressure.

[Agnosticsherbet]

24. They are a caucaus of Jokers. n/t

[demigoddess]

9. I wrote my republican Senator once

he wrote back that he didn't care what I thought, he would vote however he pleased. (that is a quote not a summary) Do you expect to be listened to by these fanatics?

[peacebird]

13. He actually said that?!? Good grief. Sen John Warner earned my respect for writing to explain

Why he voted the way he did on more than one occaision. And while I disagreed with him, i could understand he thinking and his vote.
What happened to reasoned discussion? Agreeing to disagree without being disagreeable?

[femmocrat]

11. I emailed mine.

I got robo-reply.

[Aerows]

22. I emailed both of mine, too

At least they know their constituents are paying attention. That's better than nothing.

[justhanginon]

14. I have written two letters on this

to my Senator Mark Kirk. I have not received a reply as yet and frankly do not expect one.
The following is my second letter;

Senator Kirk:
I am writing this as a follow up on my previous letter to you.
I see that you have not removed your name from that unpatriotic, despicable letter sent to the hard line faction of the Iranian government, a letter in which you and the 46 others showed your disloyalty to this country and it's president. A letter sent on behalf of your benefactors, the israeli government and it's warmongering leader netanyahu rather than for the citizens you supposedly represent. Since you and your compatriot netanyahu are so anxious for a war against Iran I would suggest that you and Tehran Tom and the other signers of that letter, who are attempting to disrupt these very important negotiations, be the first one's on the front lines. Perhaps if the signers or their children and or grandchildren had to serve in yet another unnecessary war, peaceable agreements would be more desirable.
In closing I think anyone who signed that letter is truly unfit to hold office and will donate to and work to see you and they are not reelected if you or they choose to run again after such a shameful action.
A disgusted constituent,

[peacebird]

16. Thank you

[riderinthestorm]

26. I wrote a letter to Kirk as well last night. Still no reply as yet either nt

[John Poet]

15. It's pretty pointless

to ask Congress to do anything about this-- seeing as the GOP controls it and all...

[peacebird]

18. But people flooding their phone lines to complain about it would be good....

Really, this should be the hot topic of discussion, not Hillary's email

[John Poet]

25. True that. Sorry, not pointless.

Ring their phones off the hook, if they signed it.

Just meant that GOP Congress won't open any "ethics "inquiries,
since the Hillary committees take up way too much of their time...

[Aerows]

17. I didn't call but I wrote both of them

an email.

[peacebird]

19. Excellent!

[meow2u3]

20. My Senators are Casey and Toomey

Toomey signed the seditious letter; Casey didn't.

[peacebird]

21. Let both know you think it was seditious?

[Aerows]

23. And tell the one that didn't

that it was a wise move to stay the hell out of an act of rampant stupidity. They don't have to like the person in the White House, but they need to respect the office, for heaven's sake.

[cyndensco]

27. I emailed ron johnson (WI) on Monday as soon as I confirmed he signed it.

My blood boiled as I wrote but I felt much better after hitting "send."

I have been looking for an acknowledgment from him. So far, nothing. Maybe it is time for a call.....

[peacebird]

28. Excellent!

[peacebird]

29. Just a note: my Senators have both come out against the letter.

I fully believe the emails and calls they have gotten, and the tweets to them referring to #47traitors had to have helped. Even now #47traitors is the second hottest trend on twitter. Mind you the repubs have tried 47patriots and failed, epic fail.
Right now there is news coverage of the twitter response against Cotton which is helping keep the trend alive.