outsidethebeltway.com - 11/25/2008
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Aside from the issue of the wisdom of appointing Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, which I’ve discussed previously, there’s also the issue of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which states, “No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was ...
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"Emoluments," Clinton, and That Pesky Constitution
dailykos.com 11/24/2008 — Article I, Section 6 : 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 ...
More on Hillary Clinton and the Emoluments Clause:
volokh.com 11/25/2008 — From Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen, author of Is Lloyd Bentsen Unconstitutional?, 46 Stanford L. Rev. 907 (1994) (some paragraph breaks added, some glitches fixed with Prof. Paulsen's advance permission):...
Is Clinton barred from State job?
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 11/25/2008 — Pete Williams of NBC raised the question on MSNBC this afternoon: Is
Hillary Clinton barred by the Constitution from accepting the post of
secretary of state? Article One, Section Six of the U.S. Constitution says: No Senator or Representative shall, ...
Is Clinton Barred By Constitution From Secretary of State Job?
stoptheaclu.com 11/26/2008 — From Marc Ambinder:
Pete Williams of NBC raised the question on MSNBC this afternoon: Is Hillary Clinton barred by the Constitution from accepting the post of secretary of state?
Article One, Section Six of the U.S. Constitution says:
No Senator or ...
Report: Clinton Camp Fabricated Initial Obama "Offer"
huffingtonpost.com 11/26/2008 — In the New York Review of Books , Elizabeth Drew sheds some more light on the behind-the-scenes wrangling between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over the Secretary of State post:
Obama's meetings with Hillary Clinton and John McCain about ...
Obama likely to name Hillary Clinton to Cabinet. But wait! Can he?
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/30/2008 — The president-elect, no-drama Barack Obama , is expected to name his new secretary of State, all-drama Hillary Clinton , as early as tomorrow as part of the week's rollout for his national security team.
But can he?
As pointed out by a ...
Obama: Clinton, Gates, Rice and more
swamppolitics.com 12/1/2008 — by Peter Nicholas
After weeks of speculation, President-elect Barack Obama formally will introduce Sen. Hillary Clinton as his nominee for Secretary of State at a news conference Monday morning in Chicago, according to a Democrat close to the New ...
Clinton May Face Tough Confirmation Questioning
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 12/1/2008 — There may be some tough questions when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers the nomination of Senator Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.
While former president Bill Clinton has agreed to significant restrictions on his foreign work ...
Clinton Clears Path for Wife's Appointment
politicalwire.com 12/1/2008 — Former President Bill Clinton "has agreed to disclose publicly the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation as part of an accord with President-elect Barack Obama that clears the way for Senator Hillary Clinton to become secretary of ...
Clinton Appointment Unconstitutional —
QandO
A midst the hullabaloo surrounding Barack Obama’s tapping of Senator Hillary Clinton for the post of Secretary of State a particularly important bit of information has been lost. Namely, the Constitution . No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be ...
Habeas Schmabeas —
Shakesville
Constitutional tomfoolery is afoot! Gasp! The world is alight with talk of emoluments and essential oils. And Clinton. (Just google "emoluments" and "Clinton" and see.) In case you didn't know before today, "emolument" is a word powdered wig types used way back when instead of "paycheck." ...
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Viking Pundit
Our crazy Constitution - Marc Ambinder reports that Article One of the U.S. Constitution may prevent Hillary Clinton from becoming Secretary of State.
Is Clinton Eligible To Be Secretary Of State ? —
The Moderate Voice
Although I doubt it will go very far there is a new twist in Clinton for SoS saga.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/25/1688640.aspx
Basically the issue revolves around a fairly obscure section of the Constitution (Article I, Section 6) which provides that:
No Senator or ...
Paterson Deflects Senate Questions —
The Caucus
Gov. David A. Paterson confirmed on Monday that he will not appoint a replacement for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton until Mrs. Clinton resigns from the United States Senate.
Hillary at the State Department —
Little Green Footballs
No surprises here, just the expected announcements: Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet .
CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and ...
Clinton: 'We Must Pursue Vigorous Diplomacy' —
News
Below is video of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) remarks in Chicago after President-elect Barack Obama announced her as his nominee to become secretary of State.
The video is followed by a transcript of her comments.
CLINTON: Mr. President-elect, thank you for this honor. If ...
An emotional choice —
The Reaction
By Carl If this story is true , then I will never vote for Hillary Clinton for Senator again: WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton passed on becoming boss of the superpowerful Senate Appropriations Committee to pursue the more prestigious secretary of state job with President-elect Barack Obama, ...
Dept. of prescience —
Ben Smith's Blog
"How would you rely on so many Clinton advisers and still deliver the break from the past you're promising voters?" Obama was asked just over a year ago ad the Des Moines Registor debate, to much hilarity, particularly from Hillary Clinton.
"Hillary, I look forward to you ...
HRC, State -- and the Constitution —
First Read
From NBC’s Pete Williams If President-elect Barack Obama nominates Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state, many legal scholars believe it would be the former law professor's first violation of the Constitution as president.
Why? Because ...
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