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The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 18 U.S.C. § 953, enacted January 30, 1799) is a United States federal law that criminalizes negotiation by unauthorized persons with foreign governments having a dispute with the United States. The intent behind the Act is to prevent unauthorized negotiations from undermining the government's position.[2] The Act was passed following George Logan's unauthorized negotiations with France in 1798, and was signed into law by President John Adams on January 30, 1799. The Act was last amended in 1994, changing the penalty for violation from "fined $5,000" to "fined under this title"; this appears to be the only amendment to the Act.[2] Violation of the Logan Act is a felony.
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They won't do anything to him. He is married to money and one of the globalists. He is above the law that is enforced in this world. It will be a law not of this worldly existence that convicts him!
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The Logan Act has been often cited by fans of one party against the actions of the other. The reality of the Logan Act is it is one of those pieces of legislation that is not enforced and possibly is unenforcible under the first amendment.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
I think not. Foreign Affairs are the strict purview of the President & (i believe) the Senate.
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SPC Kevin Ford
Sgt Wayne Wood - The president really, Congress just ratifies any treaties. But once again it's one of those areas where the executive is the only branch that is constitutionally authorized to be a representative of the US in foreign relations. That doesn't say explicitly that other's can't talk to other governments or even heads of other governments. They may not be constitutionally authorized representatives but that is a long way from being constitutionally barred. Any such moratorium would have to be weighed against the 1st Amendment. That is perhaps why no one has ever been convicted under the Logan Act despite its having been around for a very long time and pretty routinely violated.
I chalk it up to one of Adams' mistakes next to the Alien and Sedition Acts. Not everyone were big believers in the 1st amendment particularly when it came to the presidency. Adams was one such person.
I chalk it up to one of Adams' mistakes next to the Alien and Sedition Acts. Not everyone were big believers in the 1st amendment particularly when it came to the presidency. Adams was one such person.
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