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     Re: Re: All expense paid trip   
     By: Mike Powell to AARON THOMAS on Tue Apr 22 2025 08:21 am   
      
    >> The Senator may have broken the law too.   
      
   Nope.   
      
    >> "Senators are generally not allowed to conduct foreign diplomacy without th   
    >> President's approval, as the Constitution vests foreign policy power in the   
    >> President."   
      
   True.   
      
    > I don't think it was framed as a diplomatic visit, just a wellness check. He   
    > didn't try to broker any treaties or surrender armed forces.   
      
   Exactly. Congressional Delegations have been going on for as long as there's   
   been a congress.   
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