SF Gate:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, just back from a trip to Syria that sparked sharp criticism from Republicans and the Bush administration, suggested Tuesday that they may be interested in taking another diplomatic trip - to open a dialogue with Iran.
The Democratic speaker from San Francisco and Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, were asked at a press conference in San Francisco Tuesday whether on the heels of their recent trip to the Middle East they would be interested in extending their diplomacy in the troubled region with a visit to Iran.
"Speaking just for myself, I would be ready to get on a plane tomorrow morning, because however objectionable, unfair and inaccurate many of (Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's) statements are, it is important that we have a dialogue with him,'' Lantos said. "Speaking for myself, I'm ready to go -- and knowing the speaker, I think that she might be.''
Just so you know ... if she were to visit Iran in the context in which she is discussing she would be committing another felony.
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2 comments to "Pelosi May Visit Iran"
1:02 PM
Nancy Pelosi did not commit a Felony by visiting Syria and Iran would not be a felony either. The Logan Act you refer to "has nothing to do with members of congress engaging in discussions with foreign officials in pursuance of their legislative duties."
http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/04/worst_person_1.html
5:36 PM
Wrong ... the Logan Act expressly forbids members of Congress from engaging in foreign policy negotiations, and the Supreme Court has ruled on that matter several times.
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