I thought Bambi was a Constitutional Law Professor, how can he mess this up?
“He gives these presidential news conferences like he is already in power.”
Yeah, it’s a bit much. But Obama’s ambitious, you know. He can’t take it easy while the people are weeping.
So long as he doesn’t go overseas and start cutting deals, I’m okay with it.
After she gets approved by the Senate she will resign from the Senate and then be sworn in. No conflict there at all.
I’m not sure what your issue is here.
She can resign her Senate post as she accepts the new one.
So does this mean that no Congress-person can take a cabinet position if the pay was increased while they served? That would get in the way of several appointments I think.
definition of emolument:
Compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)
If so, then Clinton would not be eligible until her normal term is over, and resigning mid-term is not good enough?
-PJ
REALLY??? ARTICLE 2 of that PESKY ole CONSTITUTION because .... THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT ...
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
I don’t think this argument holds water.
The appointment is not completed until the Senate advises and consents. And the advise and consent of the Senate will not be granted without the resignation being complete before she assumes the office.
Hussein will give Constitutionalists plenty to bitch about in the next four years, but this isn’t one of those instances, imntbho.
details...details...when you’re The One who needs ‘em?
Okay, you may be on to something. Can you cite the law or an article where the SOS compensation was increased?
Constitutional scholars?!?
If there is anything to the birth certificate problem (and it definitely appears that there is) Obama is using his self-invented Office of the President-Elect to entrench himself more firmly in the White House. I believe it is all a ploy to make it more difficult for people even to consider the fact that he might not be eligible for office. President Bush would do us all a favor by re-establishing his rightful place as our leader; unfortunately, the press already took care of undermining him to the point that he is more than happy to just leave quietly.
“.....which he was elected,.....”
Because it says “he” and not “she” the rule does not apply. LOL
Executive Order Jan. 2008 regarding pay schedules:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/01/20080104-6.html
Not sure who all is covered under this order.
...Con-sty-two-shun?
What is that?
They’ve p*ssed on the Constitution for 16 years now. Why should “the Ze-ro” think that he must be different.
The SoS position wasn't "created" between 2001 and the present time. Therefore, the Beast can serve as SoS.
Besides, Nixon appointed Ford as Veep while Ford was still a House member.
I am waiting for the MSM to demand a coronation and drop the title of president for Obambi.