the constitution is the law of the land. On Dec 1, 8:02 am, margareth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
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