The Signers and The Letter. Time to let them know what we think

[marym625]

These are the signers. Senator Mark Kirk is among them. I will be calling, emailing and doing my best to get people from Illinois to do the same. As far as I am concerned, the mission is to make sure he is out after the next election. I hope you will all do the same with your representative.

Tom Cotton
David Perdue
Joni Ernst
James Inhofe
John Cornyn
Mitch McConnell
Marco Rubio
Roger Wicker
John Hoeven
Richard Shelby
Thom Tillis
Richard Burr
Steve Daines
Jeff Sessions
John Boozman
Cory Gardner
Shelley Moore Capito
Ron Johnson
Mark Kirk
James Lankford
Chuck Grassley
Roy Blunt
John Thune
Mike Enzi
Pat Toomey
Bill Cassidy
John Barrasso
Ted Cruz
Jim Risch
Mike Crapo
Deb Fischer
Ben Sasse
Orrin Hatch
Dean Heller
Pat Roberts
John McCain
Rand Paul
Rob Portman
Lindsey Graham
Mike Rounds

The Letter



A couple of good articles. NPR and Crooks and Liars

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2015/03/09/391920282/47-gop-senators-tell-iran-they-may-not-honor-a-nuclear-deal

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/03/backstabbing-republicans-publish-open

I never thought I would see the day that ANY US official would actually go to another country, in a formal letter, and show such disrespect for our President, our policy and procedures and most importantly, our country. Each and every one of these bastards has to be ousted.

[yallerdawg]

1. Is this an attempted coup?

Or just plain treason?

I never voted for anyone who would side with hardline Iranians who hate America and mistrust every word and commitment we make.

The new Republican Party motto: "Death to America!"

[marym625]

2. It's unbelievable that's for sure

Although it is not actually traitorous by law, it does break the Logan Act.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/03/09/republicans-are-beginning-to-act-as-though-barack-obama-isnt-even-the-president/

Actual Act, in part:

Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Logan+Act

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. Whose job is it to enforce the Logan Act?

Are Congresspeople exempt from that Act?
Who can bring charges concerning the Act?

I am quite stunned by their behavior, which calls into question their intelligence and maturity.

[marym625]

17. Well their intelligence is nonexistent

They don't understand either the laws of the United States of Iran which is proven by their letter.

The Department of Justice prosecutes under the Logan Act. No, no one is exempt.

[WillyT]

3. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[marym625]

4. Thanks Willy!

I haven't tweeted this much in awhile. Also tweeting @thejusticedept asking them to prosecute every one of them.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. "Official DOJ Twitter account. DOJ does not collect comments or messages through this account."

So futile to Tweet them.

[marym625]

18. bummer

I didn't check that. Thank you

[femmocrat]

5. K & R

I am ashamed, but not surprised, to see Toomey's name on that list.

[marym625]

7. I'm surprised at every one of them

Truly never thought I would see this.

[riderinthestorm]

6. I sent mine to Mark Kirk last night. I encourage everyone to do the same nt

[marym625]

8. over and over and over and over

Bastard.

[elias49]

9. K&R

My NH senator - Ayotte - of course signed. Idiot.
Letters to the editors of several NH newspapers already sent off.
And contacted Ayotte's office. She's a Lindsey Graham/John McCain stooge.

[marym625]

10. yikes!

Good for you. This is so beyond outrageous I can't even find the words

[elias49]

11. I think Ayotte's afraid of what she did...

there isn't a single mention of the stunt on her official website, despite the many issues that are addressed...her "Press releases" section is poo. Well, she may not feel it's important for her constituents to know about it, but I do. So I'll 'help her' get the word out.

[marym625]

12. Same with Kirk

Fucking cowards. They realize what they did was stupid, illegal and showed their ignorance of not just iranian law, but our own, and don't know what to say to cover their asses.

[elias49]

13. Had this happened when we had a Dem Senate,

the MSM would be screaming bloody murder.

[marym625]

14. damn straight!

Just sick over this

[mainstreetonce]

19. Do you know where to find the list

of R senators wo didn't sign?

[marym625]

20. Here is one article

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/10/who-are-the-seven-republicans-that-didnt-sign-the-iran-letter/

They are

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)

There are a couple posts on DU but I couldn't find them. Sorry

[mainstreetonce]

21. Thanks

Thank you

[marym625]

23. You're welcome

Here's one of the DU. Posts


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026341297

[arcane1]

27. They could probably use a "Thank you for being sane (this time)" letter or two.

[marym625]

28. I was thinking about that

It had to take some strength to refuse. Don't like some of them at all, but this is extraordinary .

[Vinca]

22. Ayotte also signed the letter and she heard from me yesterday.

[marym625]

24. Good

We all need to tell our Senators we will make sure this is their last term and we want them in jail

[OldHippieChick]

25. Sent

my disgust to Cory Gardner this morning. What a sorry excuse for a senator.

[marym625]

26. It's just unbelievable

Totally unbelievable