just another example of nobama ignoring the constitution. On Nov 30, 8:20 pm, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Barack Obama, it has been reported, intends to announce Sen. Hillary > Clinton as his choice for secretary of state, an appointment America's > Founding Fathers forbade in the U.S. Constitution. > > The constitutional quandary arises from a clause that forbids members > of the Senate from being appointed to civil office, such as the > secretary of state, if the "emoluments," or salary and benefits, of > the office were increased during the senator's term. > > The second clause of Article 1, Section 6, of the Constitution reads, > "No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was > elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the > United States which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof > shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any > Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House > during his Continuance in Office." > > During Hillary Clinton's current term in the Senate, the salary for > Cabinet officers was increased from $186,600 to $191,300. Since the > salary is scheduled to again be raised in January 2009, not only > Hillary Clinton, but all sitting Senate members could be considered > constitutionally ineligible to serve in Obama's Cabinet. > > http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=82374 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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