John McCain called
the Australian ambassador, in order to send a message to Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull. But, this could be a clear violation and abuse of the Logan
Act.
Logan
Act 18 U.S. Code § 953 - Private correspondence with foreign governments
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.
This section shall not
abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign
government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have
sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects. Source Cornell University Law School
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 744; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII,
§ 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
As
the Act entails, law individuals are not allowed to interfere in issues that
America has with other foreign countries.
McCain
admits calling Australia’s Ambassador to the United States and said “Australia
is one of America’s oldest friends and “In that spirit, I called Australia’s
Ambassador to the United States to express my unwavering support for the
U.S.-Australia alliance.”
In
direct violations of , the Logan Act which states that whichever American
citizen who “without permission of the United States” voluntarily or
non-voluntarily “commences or carries on correspondence” with certain foreign
government or its officials in order to “influence the measures or conduct of
any foreign government or of any officer” in active issues or problem-solving
situations with the U.S., is facing a prison sentence of three years and/or a
fine.
“We
are united by ties of family and friendship, mutual interests and common values,
and shared sacrifice in wartime,” Senator McCain explained regarding his talk
to the Australian ambassador.
“I
asked Ambassador Hockey to convey to the people of Australia that their
American brothers and sisters value our historic alliance, honor the sacrifice
of the Australians who have served and are serving by our side, and remain
committed to the safer, freer, and better world that Australia does far more
than its fair share to protect and promote.”
McCain
may be the senator from Arizona but the Logan Act does apply to him. Senator
McCain was first to offer “unwavering support” to Turnbull and stuck his nose
where it doesn’t belong.
The
agreement to take in refugees that Australia wouldn’t accept was agreed to by
former president Barack Obama.
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