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: Dispatches from the Culture Wars

Is Hillary's Nomination Unconstitutional?

By Ed Brayton

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An obscure clause in the Constitution has some saying that it may be unconstitutional for Hillary Clinton to be appointed Secretary of State. Article One, Section Six of the U.S. Constitution says:

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.
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Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 01, 2008 (boomark / email).

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