Hillary and the Constitution - WSJ.com: "What's a little matter like the Constitution among friends? That's a question a few legal eagles are asking as they note that Hillary Clinton can't become Secretary of State thanks to something called the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. Under that clause of Article I, a Member of Congress who has been in office while a pay raise was passed for a federal job may not then be appointed to the job at the higher salary. Mrs. Clinton was a Senator this January when President Bush passed an executive order increasing the Secretary of State's pay to $191,300 from $186,600. As a legal matter, that should disqualify her."
May be Hillary won't be Sec of State after all.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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