#Justice
Target:
United States of America
Region:
United States of America

Republicans in Congress have now contacted foreign governments with the intent of negotiating with them regarding United States ongoing discussion about foreign policy, namely inviting the head of a country (Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel) to invite him to speak to the U.S. Congress about his country's desires on topics the executive branch must perform.

In addition, Republicans in Congress have now contacted Iran's leadership that Congress could nullify any negotiated agreement the Executive branch has made, warning Iran that they would likely abort or alter such an agreement once the current president leaves office. In the first case, Israel's Netanyahu was invited by John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the House to speak to congress & in the latter case, Mitch McConnell, Republican Senate Majority Leader along with 47 others signed the open letter to the Iranian leadership. Both acts are against the Logan Act regarding negotiations.

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 Act was intended to prohibit United States citizens without authority from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governments.

We, the undersigned, call on the Justice Department or other legitimate bodies within the U.S. Government to investigate the two incidents (and any other potential violation or violations of the aforementioned Logan Act for criminal prosecution and penalties associated with these acts.

Further we request such activities cease and reparations be made to the injured parties, ie. appropriate individuals & groups within government as well as individual and groups of citizens within the United States of America.

We call for an immediate and comprehensive response to avoid further damage that would continue if the current behavior continues.

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The Investigate and Prosecute GOP petition to United States of America was written by Mike Borgstadt and is in the category Justice at GoPetition.