The Logan Act--on Iran

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John, there is the Logan Act, Marshall The Logan Act (1 Stat.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large> 613<http://legislink.org/us/stat-1-613>, 18 U.S.C.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code> § 953<http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/953.html>, enacted January 30, 1799 (1799-01-30)) is a United States federal law<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_law> that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. It was intended to prohibit unauthorized United States citizens from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governments.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act#cite_note-Seitzinger-2> The Act was passed following George Logan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Logan>'s unauthorized negotiations with France<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France> in 1798, and was signed into law by President<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States> John Adams<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams> on January 30, 1799. The Act was last amended in 1994, and violation of the Logan Act is a felony<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony>. 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It was intended to prohibit unauthorized United States citizens = from interfering in relations between the United States and foreign governm= ents.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act#cite_note-Seitzinger-2> The= Act was passed following George Logan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_= Logan>'s unauthorized negotiations with France<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki= /France> in 1798, and was signed into law by President<http://en.wikipedia.= org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States> John Adams<http://en.wikipedia.org= /wiki/John_Adams> on January 30, 1799. The Act was last amended in 1994, an= d violation of the Logan Act is a felony<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felon= y>. --_000_D2A54D6C239A7142B6BA3AF3AB4C400052955333mbx028e1va8exch_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns=3D"http://ww= w.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"= name=3D"country-region" /><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place" /><!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:Arial; color:windowtext; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none none;} span.EmailStyle19 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:Arial; color:blue; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none none;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"Section1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Times New Ro= man"><span lang=3D"EN" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">John, there is= the Logan Act,  Marshall <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Times New Ro= man"><span lang=3D"EN" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o= :p></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang= =3D"EN" style=3D"font-size:12.0pt">The <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Logan Act</span></b> (1 <a href=3D= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title=3D"htt= p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large=0A= United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a href=3D"http://legislink= .org/us/stat-1-613" title=3D"http://legislink.org/us/stat-1-613">613</a>, <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code"= title=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_18_of_the_United_States_Code= =0A= Title 18 of the United States Code"> 18 U.S.C.</a> <a href=3D"http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/953.html= " title=3D"http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/953.html">=A7 953</a>,= enacted January 30, 1799 (<span class=3D"bdaydtstartpublish= edupdated">1799-01-30</span>)) is a <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_law" title=3D= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_law=0A= United States federal law"> United States federal law</a> that forbids unauthorized citizens from negot= iating with foreign governments. It was intended to prohibit unauthorized <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:country-region> citizens= from interfering in relations between the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:c= ountry-region></st1:place> and foreign governments.</span></font><sup id=3D= "cite_ref-Seitzinger_2-0"><font size=3D"2"><span lang=3D"EN" style=3D"font-= size:9.5pt"><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act#cite_note-Sei= tzinger-2" title=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act#cite_note-Seitzi= nger-2">[2]</a></span></font></sup><span lang=3D"EN"> The Act was passed following <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg= e_Logan" title=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Logan=0A= George Logan"> George Logan</a>'s unauthorized negotiations with <a href=3D"http://en.wiki= pedia.org/wiki/France" title=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France=0A= France"> France</a> in 1798, and was signed into law by <a href=3D"http://en.wikiped= ia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title=3D"http://en.wikipedia.or= g/wiki/President_of_the_United_States=0A= President of the United States"> President</a> <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams" title=3D"= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams=0A= John Adams"> John Adams</a> on January 30, 1799. The Act was last amended in 1994, and v= iolation of the Logan Act is a <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony" title=3D"http://en.wikipedi= a.org/wiki/Felony=0A= Felony"> felony</a>.  </span><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-family:Ar= ial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-= size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">   <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" color=3D"blue" face=3D"Arial"><span= style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_D2A54D6C239A7142B6BA3AF3AB4C400052955333mbx028e1va8exch_--