What an utter piece of shit.

  • DarthBueller
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    3 years ago

    The Logan Act deals with private citizens negotiating with foreign governments. Unless he fucked with Starlink at the direct request of the Russian gov’t, I don’t see how the Logan Act applies. EDIT: apparently he did it after speaking with Russian government officials. So never mind, Logan Act is absolutely implicated.

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      3 years ago

      *Foreign governments having a dispute with the United States. I don’t think this qualifies. Unfortunately.

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        3 years ago

        That 76 billion in aid was just for funsies, nothing to do with Russia.

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          3 years ago

          What’s your point? We’re still not in a dispute with Russia. A proxy dispute, maybe, but we’re not in active conflict with them.

          I’m on your side! Elon is a fuckwit and Russia is run by a despot but I don’t think the Logan act applies

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            3 years ago

            I don’t know the legal definition of dispute but it seems to me a very loose term. Even more so than conflict or otherwise.

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              3 years ago

              Me either but I think a dispute would involve our military directly.