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Obama vrs the Constitution
ZOldDude:
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the Ineligibility Clause (Article 1, Section 6) of the Constitution provides that "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 unfortunately for Hillary, a January 2008 Executive Order signed by President Bush (during Hillary Clinton's current Senate term) increased the salary for Secretary of State, thereby rendering Senator Clinton ineligible for the position.
This provision was designed by our Founding Fathers to protect against corruption. (President Ronald Reagan reportedly did not appoint Senator Orin Hatch to the Supreme Court because of this provision.)
There's no getting around the Constitution's Ineligibility Clause. Hillary Clinton is prohibited from serving in the Cabinet until at least 2013, when her current term expires.
And now Hillary is attacking us. Her spokesman smeared us by calling us a "fringe group." Why? For pointing out that the U.S. Constitution ? the supreme law of the land ? should be followed by President-elect Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton.
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[TKC]Symantic:
--- Quote from: ZOldDude on December 07, 2008, 03:48:31 am ---Quote:
the Ineligibility Clause (Article 1, Section 6) of the Constitution provides that "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."
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he is resigning
he hasnt been appointed to the presidental office yet.
but the other thing is this...
i wana know why he was getting paid as a senator when he was campaigning and not fulfilling his senator duties (e.g. presidential candidate debate in November during the "crisis"?)
ZOldDude:
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--- Quote from: ZOldDude on December 07, 2008, 03:48:31 am ---Quote:
the Ineligibility Clause (Article 1, Section 6) of the Constitution provides that "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."
he is resigning
he hasnt been appointed to the presidental office yet.
but the other thing is this...
i wana know why he was getting paid as a senator when he was campaigning and not fulfilling his senator duties (e.g. presidential candidate debate in November during the "crisis"?)
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You may have misread what I posted.
We are talking about Hillery Clinton and Obama saying he is going to appoint her to the postition of Secritary of State.
She can't quit her Senate job to hold the position either becuase the Constitution says:
--- Quote ---during the time for which he was elected
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She was elected by the People of New York to hold office untill 2013.
ZOldDude:
--- Quote ---why he was getting paid as a senator when he was campaigning and not fulfilling his senator duties
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The short answere is because he could.
Most of these people only show up for work 50% of the time at best (except Ron Paul) and Hillery did the same thing.
Obama was only elected to the Senate because come election day he was the only person running!
He and the Illinois Mob/thugs/Democratic Party leaders saw to it that all the others dropped out of the race.
Just to show how corrupt Illinois is:
--- Quote ---It is all over the news.
The Governor of the State Obama taught constitutional law and served as a Senator for 100 days has been placed under arrest.
If convected he will be the fourth Governor from that state to go to prison in only 35 years.
This State also rips people off for their 2ND amendment Right,has some of the highest crime because of it and a home to the old Mob and a Democratic stronghold.
Also in the news is some woman that simply -worked for Hillery- talking about being appointed to Hillery's Senate seat when she takes over as Secretary of State...an office that the US Constitution says she may not hold until 2013.
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Remember this is a State that is still basically run by the old Chicago Mob.
The only thing Obama ever did as a Senator was to vote for Bills that violated the Constitution...so much for being a Constitutional Law Professor.
ZOldDude:
--- Quote ---If convected he will be the fourth Governor from that state to go to prison in only 35 years.
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No just to be 100% fair...there would also be four governor's who did not got to jail in the same amount of time.
Really 50% is not all that that bad if your a Democrate Governor in Obama's State right?
The guy did support him in his run for the White House so Obama owes him a pardon also right?
I still say hang them all on TV.
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