Typo here is a little insight into what Washington is thinkg on the whole Pelosi issue. I personnaly think she is over stepping her athourity. She did not have permission to approach the Leader of Syria and no the common person or private citizen of the US does not have the ability to seek an audiance with another head of state.
here is a quote from an article discussing this very thing.
for the whole article please follow the link
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=55067
Turner says that while Pelosi certainly is not the first member of Congress to engage in this sort of behavior, "her position as a national leader, the wartime circumstances, the opposition to the trip from the White House and the character of the regime she has chosen to approach make her behavior particularly inappropriate."
A purely fact-finding trip by a congressional delegation is not a problem, Turner says, nor is formal negotiation with foreign representatives if authorized by the president.
"Ms. Pelosi's trip was not authorized, and Syria is one of the world's leading sponsors of international terrorism," Turner says. "It has almost certainly been involved in numerous attacks that have claimed the lives of American military personnel from Beirut to Baghdad."
Turner concludes: "The U.S. is in the midst of two wars authorized by Congress. For Ms. Pelosi to [flout] the Constitution in these circumstances is not only shortsighted; it may well be a felony, as the Logan Act has been part of our criminal law for more than two centuries. Perhaps it is time to enforce the law."
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." -Dr. Randy Pausch
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Nukeman, your own source says that fact-finding activities (not necessarily authorized by the president) are not a problem.
So why would Mr. Turner be trying to whip his readers into such a frenzy? It couldn't possibly be to distract them from his party's failings, could it?
If you're worth less than $5 million and you vote for McCain, you're a loser.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." -Dr. Randy Pausch
Death is lighter than a feather, Duty is heavier than a mountain
Do remember that she flew in an official congressional jet, with a full press corps available. If she truely was a private citizen, as you state, then she should have payed for her own ticket and flown commercial
She went on the dime of the US tax payer that takes the private citizen aspect out of the equation all together.. That also puts her in the realm of a representative of the US congress
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." -Dr. Randy Pausch
Death is lighter than a feather, Duty is heavier than a mountain
Not sure if that would have been possible. There might well be some rule that demands she have Secret Service protection, for instance.Mr. Cheney goes on vacation on the taxpayer's dime, too. It does not follow that everything he does while on vacation is done in his official capacity.She went on the dime of the US tax payer that takes the private citizen aspect out of the equation all together..
If you're worth less than $5 million and you vote for McCain, you're a loser.