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Blue Meany

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4. To my understanding, individual Senators have no

Reply to LynnTTT (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 04:37 PM

Mar 2015

authority at all. It is the Senate, as a body, that has authority. If it had been signed by 51 Senators, that argument would be strengthened, of course.

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It IS The Logan Act that has been violated by the 47 Senators. [View all] Hutzpa Mar 2015 OP

Or not. Here's the problem (or problems) with the Logan Act: The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #1

In Law there is always assumptions, right? Hutzpa Mar 2015 #5

Advice and Consent? dumbcat Mar 2015 #7

I think you left out the most important part Hutzpa Mar 2015 #8

You asked what legislative duties dumbcat Mar 2015 #9

The charge turns on the phrase "without authority" hootinholler Mar 2015 #2

But if we interpret the law that way then any elected official SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #13

Won't pass the test LynnTTT Mar 2015 #3

To my understanding, individual Senators have no Blue Meany Mar 2015 #4

Very good point Hutzpa Mar 2015 #6

I'm afraid you have it turned around. It's not us that has the Republicans by the short and curly's. Savannahmann Mar 2015 #10

Surely you can't be serious. Hutzpa Mar 2015 #12

Actually, I'm very serious. Savannahmann Mar 2015 #14

I'm not overly concerned with your scenario either but I find it interesting TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Mar 2015 #11

18 USC 2384 "Private Correspondence With Foreign Governments" onenote Mar 2015 #16