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We are beyond the question of whether Nancy Pelosi overstepped and indeed trampled on the US Constitution her trip to Damascus:

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may well have committed a felony in traveling to Damascus this week, against the wishes of the president, to communicate on foreign-policy issues with Syrian President Bashar Assad. The administration isn’t going to want to touch this political hot potato, nor should it become a partisan issue. Maybe special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, whose aggressive prosecution of Lewis Libby establishes his independence from White House influence, should be called back.

The Logan Act makes it a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to three years for any American, “without authority of the United States,” to communicate with a foreign government in an effort to influence that government’s behavior on any “disputes or controversies with the United States.” Some background on this statute helps to understand why Ms. Pelosi may be in serious trouble.”

It’s not amazing that her only defenders of this travesty of a trip are only those of the uber left blogsphere. Amazing because just about every major news organization (which are by and large liberal) have found her trip troubling and in so cases devastating to our national interest.

Newt Gingrich stepped down for far lesser, and make no mistake this was an egregious offense against the United States of America in a time of war.

As noted:

“Ms. Pelosi and her Congressional entourage spoke to President Assad on various issues, among other things saying, “We came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is a road to peace.” She is certainly not the first member of Congress–of either party–to engage in this sort of behavior, but 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.”

It’s time for Nancy Pelosi to resign or be removed by her peers from office.

Contact Ranking Republican Member of the House Ethics Committee, Rep. Doc Hastings:

Washington, D.C. Office
1214 Longworth
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5816
Fax: (202) 225-3251

Demand that a probe of Speaker Pelosi’s trip be initiated immediately.