In Canada the entire cabinet is made up of members of Parliament, either the Commons, or the Senate. (it makes little sense if they are not MPs.) One result would be that she then would be accessible to the Senate, should there be a need, and she could be answerable to them as well as to the President. The final decision should rest with the electors in the state of New York. They are the ones to demand that she be replaced. They are the ones that sent her to Washington.
On Dec 1, 6:33 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted > >text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
