OK, let me start by saying that this is not a big political post, it's just something that strikes me as being very funny.
It turns out that, as of right now, Hillary Clinton is not eligible to be Secretary of State. Article 1, Section 6 of the US Constitution basically states no Senator or member of the US House of Representatives may be appointed to an office if that office were created, or the salary (it calls it "Emoluments" but it means salary or compensation) for that office were increased during that Senator or Representatives term of service. Even if that person voted against such an increase, it doesn't matter, they still are not eligible to be appointed to that office. And yes, the salary for Cabinet Members, which the SecState is one of, have increased while Mrs. Clinton has set in the US Senate.
The reason that I said, "as of right now," is that Presidents have gotten around this in the past by getting Congress to lower the Salary for a given office back down to the pre-raise levels, which seems to pass muster, allowing the Senator or Representative to be appointed, and I'm sure something similar will be done here, so it's really a non-issue, I just think it's funny.
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So we just jiggle this and juggle that so we still get what "we" want! Makes me have more faith in our government officials - ha!
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