My dyed in the wool hard core leftist mother (and big Obama campaign contributor) is having some buyer's remorse now. She continues to justify her choice with a "well,
something had to be done. 8 years under Bush was intolerable." I had to remind her that Bush wasn't running - partly because the Constitution forbids him to do so. Hillary Clinton is Constitutionally barred from serving as SecState by
Article 1, Section 6 of the U.S. Constitution, which 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 encreased during such time.
As my link points out:
The text of the provision is an absolute prohibition and does not allow for any exceptions. However, as noted in the motion, "the 'compensation and other emoluments' of the office of the U.S. Secretary of State increased during Mrs. Clinton's tenure in the U.S. Senate, including as many as three times during the second, six-year term to which she was elected.
...and yet, there she is,
still occupying the office of the Secretary of State, and acting as if the Constitution was more of a set of guidelines than actual law (if I may quote Captain Barbosa). That is how the Obaministration views the Constitution. I would not be the least surprised if, God forbid he should gain and complete a second term, he would say, "well, Amendment 22 is more of a guidelines than actual law; so I'll be helpin' meself to a third term, thankyou very much."