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Found another gem over on WND here. I’m beginning to be more and more of a fan of this newspaper, because they are absolutely not afraid to tell the truth (without any libtard MSM bias) and back it up with facts. If it’s not on your daily list, you should add it!
So anyway, it seems that along with all the Constitutional issues Al-Obambi has in proving his eligibility for the Office of the President (go here, here, and here for more info) now there appears this on the radar screens here at the Southern Command Intel room. A lesser know clause in Article 1 of the Constitution, which the article quotes by saying:
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.”
For those like me who are not Constitutional scholars, “emoluments” is what we know as “pay raises” in our modern lexicon.
What this means is this. Al-Obambi’s choices for his cabinet, where the chosen individual is a CURRENT member of either the House of Representatives or the Senate, are not allowed by that little clause noted above from fulfilling the role they have been selected for. So that (as the rest of the article points out) means that Al-Obambi’s choice for Secretary of State….the junior libtard from Screw Yoursk, the testicle lockbox holder, Hitlary…..cannot Constitutionally fill that role.
Why you say? Because of that “emoluments” part of the clause. As also pointed out in the article:
During 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 Clinton but all sitting Senate members could be considered constitutionally ineligible to serve in Obama’s Cabinet.
This was something that even the Founding Fathers (God rest their souls) saw that the potential for this type of governmental corruption and intentionally wrote Section 6 of Article 1.
James Madison’s notes on the debates that formed the Constitution explain the reason for the clause. Madison himself argued against “the evils” of corrupt governments where legislators created salaried positions – or increased the salary of positions – and then secured appointments to the cushy jobs they just created. Others agreed that such tactics were evident in Colonial and British government, and they wrote Article 1, Section 6 to prevent the practice.
Hmmmmm. So this very quandary was important enough to be included by the Founding Fathers (God rest their souls) in the drafts and the final copy of the Constitution. Yet without missing a beat and in completely normal libtard Demonscummic style, Al-Obambi is going to conveniently ignore the Constitution once again.
There have been others that have made use of a “fix”, read the article to see more about it.
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General,
I have had WND as my opening page on my browser for several years. That does not mean I approve of everything they do. The coverage that WND is giving to the Obama citizenship issue is nothing short of ridiculous. Any half way competent investigative reporter can destroy the whole case.
Simply put, according to US law, a child born abroad is a citizen from birth as long as the parents are legally wed, and one parent is a US citizen.
Obama’s mother was, until her death, a US citizen. She was legally wed to Obama’s father. Thus, even if Obama was born in Kenya (by no means proven), he is still a US citizen, and is constitutionally qualified to hold the office to which he has been elected.
The problem is that even though Obama is constitutionally qualified to be president, the fact that he is a die hard left wing liberal, makes him just about the worst possible choice for the job.
Well… I wouldn’t go quite that far Spats… they tell the truth *as they see it*, yes… but is it always in fact the truth? Not always. But the lack of libturd bias IS a rather refreshing change.
Oh and Dave, I think you and I have been looking at different articles here, as there was at least one where they said that he’s almost certainly qualified, but it still behooves him to PROVE that instead of saying “trust me”. I’d love for him not to be, after all, it would make so many moonbats keel over from excessive frothing at the mouth and that would just about make my decade, but it isn’t likely. And frankly I expect the supreme whores to dodge their responsibility here as well, just like they did with all the blatant vote fraud and fundraising fraud during the campaigns.
RH
…Since when has the Constitution mattered to ANYONE in this country?!
Republicans and Democrats alike routinely, and daily, advocate government actions that are in clear violation of the Constitution. On just about everyone’s list of “Five Greatest Presidents” are, at least, four presidents who blatantly ignored the Constitution in order to do what they wanted to do.
Mark Davis has been talking about this on his radio show (WBAP/Fort Worth Dallas). This issue isn’t new – Davis raised the topic of the “Saxbe Fix,” by which Nixon “fixed” the problem by lowering the salary of Attorney General to match that of senators, so he could appoint Sen. William Saxbe’s to the AG post. (Interestingly, Robert Byrd opposed this maneuver.) Teh “fix” came in for Lloyd Bentsen’s Cabinet post, also. I found an informative article from, believe it or not, Daily Kos (the Kos diarist is an attorney). Wikipedia also has background. The Volokh Conspiracyhas even more, including John F. O’Connor’s legal analysis that concludes the Saxbe Fix to be unconstitutional.
Gentleman,
Need more conclusive proof that Hitlary shouldn’t be SoS then check this American Spectator article here.
David, It seems from your comments that you are siding with this sort of tripe. Clearly there is a definite question that Al-Obambi relinquished his passport when he was in Kenya (either to remain there to attend school OR to enter Pakistan because he could not use a US passport to do so). If either is confirmed, he is CLEARLY unqualified to accept the position of POTUS and also thereby MUST BE prosecuted for falsifying federal documents (as well as State documents to become IL state senator). Yes I realize this will present ALL of us with a bigger mess. But the sheep costume Al-Obambi is trying to use to fool the entire nation MUST be removed to show the wolf for what he is.
HDD – Yes I realize that both Dems and Republicans routinely circumvent the Constitution. Does that mean that we as a citizenry should show such blatant disregard for one of the key documents that made this county??? I think not. Just as Misha and several others from the Rottie have stated….yes we as a country put these maggots in the positions they have, it’s time WE tell them to get packing. It’s not going to be easy, and it will take time. But it needs to be done.
General,
I *think* you misunderstand me, a little.
I can count on one hand (without using my thumb) the number of CITIZENS I am personally acquainted with who give two shits about the Constitution…unless it suits their purposes.
If the citizens of the United States don’t give a shit about the Constitution, why should their elected officials? Constitutionally, the ENTIRE Democrat platform, and AT LEAST 3/4 of the Republican platform, are blatantly unConstitutional. I rarely hear Republicans, even here, complain about their own party ignoring the Constitution…only when the Democrats do it.
Look again, RH.  I didn’t write this one. 