SOS Hilary Clinton

[Lady_Jean_La]

Judicial Watch Asks Court to Declare Hillary Clinton Constitutionally Ineligible to Serve as Secretary of State Files New Motion in Lawsuit on Behalf of State Department Foreign Service Officer

http://www.pr-inside.com/judicial-watch-asks-court-to-declare-r1374621.htm

Article I, section 6 of the U.S. Constitution provides:

"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 encreased during such time."


http://www.judicialwatch.org/rodearmel-v-clinton

[MiamiNice1]

Interesting read! The wheels of justice turn slowly.....looks like it's winding its way through the justice system. Amazing!

imo

[Lady_Jean_La]

Interesting read! The wheels of justice turn slowly.....looks like it's winding its way through the justice system. Amazing!

imo

I'm fascinated by it but I think with the Democrats in total control it will go no where. But perhaps it will set some kind of precedent. At least no one is saying President Bush did it first. imo

[Tracian]

Didn't Obama teach Constitutional Law before entering politics?

Why wasn't this caught before now? There has to be some kind of exception that allows appointment.

[Tracian]

Teaching and understanding are two very different animals. Just look at most public school teachers for supporting evidence.

IMO


I have a hard time believing that no one caught this before now.

[Tracian]

Apparently it was caught earlier. From the link:
"On January 29, 2009, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against newly confirmed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the ground that she is constitutionally ineligible to serve as Secretary of State under the Ineligibility Clause." (bolding mine)


Thanks.

Well this is going to make the sauce more binding, as granny used to say.

Seems this should have been addressed by Obama back when the issue first surfaced.

[MercedesV]

Members of Congress, well aware of the "emoluments clause," attempted to evade this clear constitutional prohibition with a so-called "Saxbe fix" last month, reducing the Secretary of State's salary to the level in effect on January 1, 2007. This maneuver, first used in the Taft Administration, has been more frequently used in recent years by both parties, allowing Republican Senator William Saxbe to become U.S. Attorney General in 1973 and Democratic Senator Lloyd Bentsen to become Treasury Secretary in 1993. A similar "fix" has been enacted for Senator Ken Salazar to join the Obama Cabinet as Secretary of the Interior.

http://www.rightsidenews.com/200902013519/culture-wars/hillary-clinton-ineligible-to-serve-as-secretary-of-state-lawsuit-filed.html

[Lady_Jean_La]

I think might makes right. Might be different if the Republicans controlled one house. imo

[Tracian]

So basically, there was a way to get around this, so apparently it will do no where.

[Lady_Jean_La]

I wish we would rid ourselves of silly tit for tat lawsuits which only detract from good governess. imo

[Hey Paula]

Teaching and understanding are two very different animals. Just look at most public school teachers for supporting evidence.

IMO

I think BO was well aware of, and understood it. I believe BO wanted to remove HC as a threat and opponent by appointing her as his SoS, and removing her from the Senate. ("Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer".)

I can't help but notice the diminished role HC is playing when compared to her predecessor. Condi Rice went everywhere with GWB. Was HC, who had always been viewed favorably by Jewish groups, strategically chosen to chide Israel in favor of the Palestinians back in February/March?

IMO

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24980.html



With her highest-profile deputies – special envoys Richard Holbrooke and George Mitchell – seated at her feet, Clinton offered an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations a mixture of tough talk, especially for Iran and the Arab states, and promises of a broadened diplomatic agenda as part of an internationalist foreign policy that puts cooperation over confrontation and quiet diplomacy over public agitation for human rights.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24980.html#ixzz0LN2ZMqlO

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090723/pl_ynews/ynews_pl836

And Hillary Clinton thought she was having a bad day when she broke her elbow ...

Today, a meeting of Asian leaders in Thailand turned into the set of "Mean Girls": North Korea called the Secretary of State a "funny lady" who "looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping." Ouch. To be fair, Clinton stirred it up earlier this week when she compared North Korea to "unruly teenagers."

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090814/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/af_us_clinton_i_m_secretary

AP

Hillary Clinton points out problems in USA elections.

[Lady_Jean_La]

Both Clintons to visit Obama at White House

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/both-clintons-visit-obama-at-white-house-2009-08-18.html

The Obama administration, including Secretary of State Clinton, emphasized that Bill Clinton’s visit was not an official trip, though his team communicated with government officials. They also said the important thing was that it led to the release of Ling and Lee.

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112384559&ft=1&f=1004

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is quietly revolutionizing U.S. foreign policy. That was the thrust of a recent op-ed in The Washington Post. Clinton's top advisors seem to like that characterization, but some analysts say they haven't seen revolutionary changes quite yet.

[Carol25]

http://www.pr-inside.com/judicial-watch-asks-court-to-declare-r1374621.htm



http://www.judicialwatch.org/rodearmel-v-clinton

I seem to recall that her salary had to be lowered to a Senator to have this appointment. She was not allowed the increase in salary due to the jump in as Secretary of State. Unless it was my imagination.

[Barbara2]

Lesser of two evils, I suppose.

While she does look better in comparison to BO, she still is who she is.

Just my worthless little opinion!

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

I have to agree. I would not have been able to vote for her. I didn't want a Billary White House. IMO

[theal3]

I seem to recall that her salary had to be lowered to a Senator to have this appointment. She was not allowed the increase in salary due to the jump in as Secretary of State. Unless it was my imagination.

You recall correctly, it came up after he was elected, and the TH's talked about it, and it was shown it's come up before and the way around is to not take the pay increase.

[flareon]

Lesser of two evils, I suppose.

While she does look better in comparison to BO, she still is who she is.

Just my worthless little opinion!

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

I like Hillary, but you are right. Compared to Obama, Bush is starting to look like a good leader.

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=15632048&ch=4226716&src=news

[ABC]

Didn't Obama teach Constitutional Law before entering politics?

Why wasn't this caught before now? There has to be some kind of exception that allows appointment.


From what I have read, he taught a course in constitution law at University of Chicago. Not a Professor and any claims or credintals of being a Consitutional Scholar are thin at best.

[Lady_Jean_La]

Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the State Department are being sued by a diplomat who claims she was discriminated against because of her age.


Lawyers for Elizabeth Colton filed suit yesterday in US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that Hillary and the State Department violated her rights by enforcing a mandatory retirement age and denying her a job at the US embassy in Algeria.



http://www.zeenews.com/news564805.html

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzUxNTA4MDMzZGY5NzlhOTliMzhmYWM0NDczMTQ3YzE=


King Abdullah has, however, done at least one thing that warrants a tribute from Clinton: He was one of the largest donors to her husband’s foundation.

[rollingstone]

I have a hard time believing that no one caught this before now.

Kind of like how did Obama get to be a Senator if his birth certificate was forged.

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://cbs11tv.com/entertainment/clinton.booker.obrien.2.1241421.html

The quote-unquote "feud" between the TV host and Mayor Cory Booker began last month when O'Brien joked that Booker's new health care program consisted of a bus ticket out of gritty Newark. Booker replied, tongue in cheek, by banning O'Brien from the busy Newark airport.

[ABC]

Kind of like how did Obama get to be a Senator if his birth certificate was forged.
Actually, the requirement for Senator is to be 35 and a Native Born American is a Presidental requirement only.

[juliekan]

Kind of like how did Obama get to be a Senator if his birth certificate was forged.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/senrequire.htm

The guiding document for our government specifically spells out the requirements to be a senator. Individuals must be:

•at least 30 years old.

•a U.S. citizen for at least nine years at the time of election to the Senate.

•a resident of the state one is elected to represent in the Senate.

[ABC]

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/senrequire.htm

The guiding document for our government specifically spells out the requirements to be a senator. Individuals must be:

•at least 30 years old.

•a U.S. citizen for at least nine years at the time of election to the Senate.

•a resident of the state one is elected to represent in the Senate.

Sure hope Arnold wants to be a Senator.

[shiloh2000]

What a great thread! Thank you lady jean.

I've heard HC wants to be senator of NY again and will be resigning from the SOS. Anyone else heard that?

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/14-10-2009/109885-clinton_russian_gays-0

Clinton attended a ceremony unveiling a statue of poet Walt Whitman at Moscow State University with Russian officials including Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. Luzhkov has blocked all attempts to hold gay pride marches in Moscow, once saying they "can be described in no other way than as satanic."

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://www.parade.com/news/2009/10/25-24-hours-with-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton.html?index=1

Madame Secretary.
:thumbsup: