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http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009903

Democrats took Congress last fall in part by opposing the war in Iraq, but it is becoming clear that they view their election as a mandate for something far more ambitious—to wit, promoting and executing their own foreign policy, albeit without the detail of a Presidential election.

Their intentions were made plain this week with two remarkable acts by their House and Senate leaders. Majority Leader Harry Reid endorsed Senator Russ Feingold’s proposal to withdraw from Iraq immediately, cutting off funds entirely within a year. He promised a vote soon, as part of what the Washington Post reported would also be a Democratic offensive to close Guantanamo, reinstate legal rights for terror suspects, and improve relations with Cuba.

Meanwhile, Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her now famous sojourn to Syria, donning a head scarf and advertising that she was conducting shuttle diplomacy between Jerusalem and Damascus. If there was any doubt that her trip was intended as far more than a routine Congressional “fact-finding” trip, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Tom Lantos put it to rest by declaring that, “We have an alternative Democratic foreign policy. I view my job as beginning with restoring overseas credibility and respect for the United States.”

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I am calling for the CENSURE (at LEAST!) of Ms Pelosi and her “cohort” Tom Lantos for their unlawful and dangerous meddling in foreign policy, which is not only NOT their job...it’s a crystal clear violation of the Logan Act!!!

These people really need to get the message. They simply cannot and must not carry out their own foreign policy no matter how much they think themselves entitled. I heard a few say earlier that they think members of Congress are exempted from prosecution under the Logan Act! Thats Bullsh*t!!! We have only ONE Commander-in-Chief and one “decider” in foreign policy. VP Cheney has called it “bad behavior”. I call it sedition!!

I am also calling for the resignation of both Pelosi and Lantos! Period!