Posted on 02/17/2005 4:21:50 PM PST by Deadbug Dale
I was just reading Article 2 of James Madison & Ben Franklin's opus magnus and started counting the number of times that masculine gender is indicated. Hmmm, I doesn't appear that Hildabeast (or "Law of the Sea" Condi for that matter) can even be president.:
Article II.
Section. 1.
Clause 1: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows
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Clause 6: In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, ...
Clause 7: The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
Clause 8: Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear ...
Section. 2.
Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Clause 2: He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint ...
Section. 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
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Check your high school English textbooks or English teachers.
(Takes sip from Alamo beer.)
I think, since it's obviously such an important observation (and since Freepers generally do not want to live under a president Hillary), that someone running this site moved this post to Breaking News to generate more publicity for FR.
soon to be Zooooooooooo-TIE!
Time to call the Nordic Kittens.
Yeah and it's clear why... Dale Gribble is against illegal immigration. Therefore... OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!!!
Can you provide some enlightenment?
Insults huh? And like we all know why the toothbrush was invented in West Virginia. Don't mess with Texas.
Dale says: "Sha-Sha-Shaaaaaa!"
Looks more like Dale Dribble with a can of Billy Beer.
Man, you deserved to be tackled, but if this was NFL football, the crowd on this thread came out of the stands to jump on this dogpile. Are you still breathing?
No!
And you never saw me.
(Tin Foil, Tin Foil, Tin Foil, where's the freaking tinfoil! Damnit!)
And, you knew this was coming: Be careful, God is watching, and She may not be pleased. ;)
We'll just see about that! < hands on hips >
(Contemplative Smiley.)
Was I wrong?
You're way off the wall, lady.
Most people know that "he" means both genders in regards to the Constitution. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he just didn't realize that fact without flaming him.
Don't be fooled by my signup date either. I've been coming here for 3 years. I just never got involved in making comments until recently.
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