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usconstitution.net - 12/31/2008

Article 1 Section 5 - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net

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Blagojevich And The Constitution

— forbes.com — President-elect Barack Obama has urged the Senate to exclude from the seat he once occupied anyone appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But if, as some have argued, the Senate is constitutionally bound to seat any qualified person the ... (more) Blagojevich And The Constitution

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forbes.com - 1/2/2009

Blagojevich And The Constitution

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Rod Blagojevich

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The Senate Can Block Blago’s Appointment
Daily Kos — ... If worse comes to worse, and they both cannot delay any longer and are forced to seat Blago Blago's appointment, they can simply turn right around and expel him. Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution is crystal clear: ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... If worse comes to worse, and they both cannot delay any longer and are forced to seat Blago Blago's appointment, they can simply turn right around and expel him. Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution is crystal clear: ...

Tell me again how a government that gives ANYBODY trillions of dollars with no transparency and no accountability is legitimate?
Corrente — ... Delaware. The opaqueness of the financial operations of the Fed in support of the financial sector (which are expanding in scale and scope at an unprecedented rate) and the lack of accountability for the use of tax payers’ resources that it entails, threaten democratic accountability. Even if it enhances financial stability, which I doubt, democratic legitimacy and accountability are damaged by it, and that is too high a price to pay. Indeed. Let me check the operating manual here: Read more…

Would an Act of Congress Be Required to Allow President Obama To Accept the Nobel Peace Prize?
The Volokh Conspiracy — J.P. Freire (Washington Examiner) asks this, in relation to the constitutional provision that reads (emphasis added), No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. The Prize is apparently awarded by a Committee selected by the Norwegian Parliament; does it qualify as a present ...