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WHY HILLARY IS A GOOD CHOICE FOR STATE
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... Conventional wisdom on the right and the left doubts that HRC is a good choice for Secretary of State. Whether her nomination will be blocked by the emoluments issue is interesting, but the main problem most commentators have with her nomination, is that they feel the President must be firmly in control of the Nation's foreign policy "message," and they fear that Hillary will never be a reliable conduit for a President Obama's policies. ...
MORE ON HILLARY CLINTON AS SECRETARY OF STATE, and the emoluments clause….
Instapundit —
MORE ON HILLARY CLINTON AS SECRETARY OF STATE, and the emoluments clause.
A tale told by idiots
The Reaction —
... were not raised at all, merely restored to their 1990s' level. However, a case could be made that any senator who sat in this past Congress would forever be barred from serving as secretary of state or any other Cabinet post. It seems pretty clear this clause was designed to prevent a quid pro quo situation. But, noooooooooooooooooooooo, that's not how the insane wing of America wants to play this! An example: ...
Unconstitutional, like Bentsen?
Ben Smith's Blog —
... (This doesn't mean that it's legally unquestionable. The Reagan Administration, Eugene Volkh writes, decided not to name Orrin Hatch to the Supreme Court in part based on a legal opinion that the Saxbe fix wouldn't do.) ...
Obama Ignores Constitution Prohibition Against Hillary Being Secretary of State
Flopping Aces —
... and Clinton all ignored the Constitution. They did it by lowering the pay after the fact. One of the Democrats favorite former KKK member, Robert Byrd, didn’t like this tactic in 1973 and said this:
we should not delude the American people into thinking a way can be found around the constitutional obstacle
But now that its the Democrats in power, and wanting Hillary in the SecState spot it’s all good.
Professor Volokh quoted Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen, author of Is Lloyd Bentsen Unconstitutional?, in his post ...
Clinton Appointment Unconstitutional
QandO —
... According to Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen (via Eugene Volokh), how the salary was increased does not make Clinton’s appointment any more legal: ...
