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Shouts of “treason” have risen from the Left over an open letter to Iran by Sen. Tom Cotton (R – AR), and forty-six other Republican Senators.\u00a0 They claim that Sen. Cotton violated the Logan Act<\/a>, which prohibits Americans negotiating with foreign governments.<\/p>\n But is that really so<\/a>? Funny how this is only violated<\/a> when it is a Republican doing it!\u00a0 Even left-wing Media Matters<\/a> had previously declared that merely speaking with a foreign leader was totes legit!<\/p>\n “According to a 1975 State Department statement, which was noted in a February 1, 2006, report on the Logan Act by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service: ‘The clear intent of this provision … is to prohibit unauthorized persons from intervening in disputes between the United States and foreign governments. Nothing in [the law], however, would appear to restrict members of the Congress from engaging in discussions with foreign officials in pursuance of their legislative duties under the Constitution.'”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n But then, the Democrats have hardly been morally consistent<\/a> about these things.<\/p>\n For example, Nancy Pelosi<\/a> as Speaker of the House visited Syria’s Assad<\/a>:<\/p>\n \n .@HeyTammyBruce<\/a> Democrats Call GOP Senators 'TRAITORS' on Iran Deal pic.twitter.com\/aTcRUz6eOd<\/a><\/p>\n — jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) March 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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