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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 number of bloggers in recent hours, including ...
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Obama nominating Clinton: Problem
The Swamp —
... While this would appear to be a fairly straightforward stricture, our colleague, Andrew Malcolm, notes at the Ticket this morning that Obama will not be the first time to find an end run around the "emoluments'' question. ...
But Can She Become Secretary Of State?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Seriously:
"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." ...
Robert Gibbs: Obama Never Taught Constitutional Law
Patterico's Pontifications —
... Obama likes to talk about his years teaching constitutional law . . .
Four:
Tour guides on a two-hour, $25 Gray Line (312-251-3100, www.grayline.com) South Shore Tour these days point out quite a few Obama sites as they drive through the Kenwood and Hyde Park neighborhoods: the block where Obama lives, the building at the University of Chicago where he taught constitutional law,
Five:
A president-elect who’s a former part-time constitutional law ...
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