House Republican wants to restrict Pelosi’s travel

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/house-republican-wants-to-restrict-pelosis-travel-2007-06-21.html

House Republican wants to restrict Pelosi’s travel
By Jackie Kucinich
June 21, 2007

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be permitted to use State Department funds to travel to nations that are known to have sponsored terrorism if a Republican amendment to appropriations legislation passes the House on Thursday.

The amendment to the $34 billion State and Foreign Operations bill, offered by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), prohibits funds to be used to travel to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria.

In a “Dear Colleague” letter released earlier today, King said Pelosi had overstepped her constitutional role as Speaker when she traveled to Syria in April.

“Taking her cue from the Iraq Study Group’s recommendation that the U.S. enter into talks with Syria to forge a new way forward in Iraq, Speaker Pelosi decided to ignore the requests of the President that she refrain from traveling to the terrorist state,” the letter said.

King told The Hill that he believed Pelosi was in violation of the Logan Act, a 1799 law signed by President John Adams that prohibits unauthorized U.S. citizens from interfering with relations between the United States and foreign governments.

“I was one of the members of Congress that was incensed the Speaker had taken it upon herself to conduct foreign policy,” he said. “It was a blatant violation of the Logan Act.”

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[BOSSHOG]

1. Isn't it great that a republican is concerned about a blatant violation of anything

Yes king we should continue to allow kindasleazy to conduct foreign policy. She's been so good at it.

[sellitman]

2. They don't have the votes for this sham do they?

:grr:

[LSK]

8. no

[movonne]

10. Probably some dems will vote for it...thanks to these dems who

are really repugs...I believe this has been the plan all along..we are heading to a one party system...

[malaise]

3. Can she travel to the US?

Bush and Cheney are terrorists.

[AndyA]

4. And what about all those Republicans who went to Syria as well?

Go to hell, King. You fu*kin' hypocrite!

Your President has abused America far more than any other person in the political arena, yet you're willing to let that slide for this? You're a waste of taxpayer money, and a disgrace to the United States.

[EFerrari]

5. KIck @ss, Nancy. When the dogs bark, you know you're winning.

:kick:

[Toots]

6. Wasn't there three Republicans there just the week before she arrived?

They are becoming laughing stocks...

[LSK]

7. Steven King is really disgusting

I am definately donating to his opponent in 08.

[onenote]

9. can't find the text of the amendment -- but if all it does is restrict state dept funding

for travel, big deal. I suspect it does more.

[Levi3]

15. good lord

good lord

[Ian David]

11. How about a bill that says companies doing business in Iran can't get US Military contracts?

Halliburton sells nuclear technology to Iran.

Still.

Today.

[Warpy]

12. The mean spirited little prick won't restrict his own travel

of course. I can't believe how petty and vindictive these men are.

[Generic Brad]

13. But the president can travel to the terror watch list country of Albania?

Bush can but Pelosi can't? Republicans can hob nob with the Syrians but Democrats can't? This is hypocritical nonsense from Congressman King.

[Hubert Flottz]

14. We could have saved a bundel if they'd passed a law keeping...

Fat Hastret out of the Golden Corral for those five meals a day he ate. Three meals a day is plenty for the taxpayers to have paid for. We was robbed all them years!