Jail Jummy!

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“  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday the Bush administration explicitly warned former President Jimmy Carter against meeting with members of Hamas, the Palestinian faction that controls the Gaza Strip and which is regarded by the U.S. as a terror group. Rice, attending a regional meeting on Iraq's security and future, contradicted Carter's assertions that he never got a clear signal from the State Department. Rice told reporters that the U.S. thought the visit could confuse the message that the U.S. will not deal with Hamas. ” This is a big deal.  In State Dept. talk, "explicitly warned" translates  "You are forbidden ."  Not for the first time, Jummy set off anyway, without portfolio, and meddles in  American affairs of state.  If I'm not mistaken, this is a clear violation of the Logan Act" that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable with imprisonment of up to three years." I know, Hamas is not a gummint, but Hamas is the ruling party of Palestine.  Go for it, if for no other reason than to set a marker against this kind of crap.  Like Burr, I doubt he'd be convicted, but his political legacy, already a shambles, would be ground into powder, and Carter will go to his grave knowing it.