Article 1 US Constituion
Section 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place.
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.
According to this reading of the Constitution Senator Hillary Clinton would be unable to assume the position of Sec. of State. This is due to the fact that Congress raised the salary for Secretary of State this past January while Clinton was indeed a Senator.
It appears this is not the first time this has occurred and is rather common.
1 comment:
Interesting little tidbit!
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