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Tag Archives: constitution
Palin’s Constitutional Stretch
At the Conservative Political Action Conference, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said that the Senate was “in violation of Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of our U.S. Constitution” by failing to “pass a budget.” She’s referring to a budget resolution. But that constitutional clause doesn’t mention a budget or …
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Health Care and the Founding Fathers
Expect January to be dominated by House-Senate wrangling over the final shape of the gargantuan bill to overhaul the nation’s health insurance system. Some opponents of the measures, though, are readying themselves for another potential fight, this one in the courts. An Arkansas group called the Conservative Action Project says …
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Felons in Elected Office
Q: Can a convicted felon serve in elected office? A: The Constitution allows a convicted felon, such as Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, to be a member of Congress, even if in prison. It’s up to the Senate or House to decide who may serve. As for state offices, different laws …
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Constitutional Queries about the VP Debate
Hundreds of readers have written us asking why we didn’t point out Joe Biden’s confusion of Articles I and II of the Constitution during his debate with Gov. Sarah Palin on Oct. 2. We should have. While his rambling response was generally correct in describing the constitutional role of the …
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Presidential Eligibility and the Line of Succession
Q: Can a person who is not constitutionally eligible for the office of president be in the line of succession? A: Such a person can serve in an office that is in the line of succession, but he or she can't become president and would get skipped over if the …
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Vice President Bill Clinton?
Q: Could former President Bill Clinton be vice president? A: Probably not, but it’s an untested constitutional conundrum.
The Reason for the Electoral College
Q: Why does the U.S. have an Electoral College? A: The framers of the Constitution didn’t trust direct democracy.
Bush: The Constitution a ‘Goddamned Piece of Paper’?
Q: Did President Bush call the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper"? A: Extremely unlikely. The Web site that reported those words has a history of quoting phony sources and retracting bogus stories.
