Posted by Eugene Volokh: The Resultative Perfect http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_06_28-2009_07_04.shtml#1246304180
makes its appearance in [1]this linguists' amicus memorandum filed in Rodearmel v. Clinton, the [2]Ineligibility Clause (a k a Emoluments Clause) case. The question, as you may recall, is this: Does "the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time" refer to a salary having been increased on balance during a time ("the Time for which [Senator Clinton] was elected")? Does it refer to the salary having been increased at least once even if it was later decreased? Or is the phrase ambiguous, as the linguists suggest? References 1. http://www.butzeltp.com/documents/Rodearmel_amicus_memo.pdf 2. http://volokh.com/posts/1243024314.shtml _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list Volokh@lists.powerblogs.com http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh