OBAMA, ASSAD AND THE LOGAN ACT. STICKMAN - YOU ARE BREAKING OUR LAWS FOR WWIII

The Logan Act, #justsaying

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:26 PM PDT

http://t.co/Hvwnz98uCL - Atomic Commission of Syria. Consider this your four minute warning. Feel free to check your own status.
— JΞSTΞR™ (@th3j35t3r) August 27, 2013

http://t.co/Hvwnz98uCL - TANGO DOWN - Atomic Commission of Syria. I might have mentioned this before. Bad things to bad Assads. Kinda.
— JΞSTΞR™ (@th3j35t3r) August 27, 2013

The Logan Act (1 Stat. 613, 30 January 1799, currently codified at 18 U.S.C. § 953) is a United States federal law that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. It was passed in 1799 and last amended in 1994. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years.

The text of the Act is broad and is addressed at any attempt of a US citizen to conduct foreign relations without authority. ^[1][2]

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Michael V. Seitzinger (February 1, 2006). "Conducting Foreign Relations Without Authority: The Logan Act" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Memorandum for all Members and Officers". United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-09.