Archive for December, 2008

The Best Laid Plans…

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Can be waylaid by the weather.  My Friend Jake and I were/are planning on going to the North Dakota Public Policy Institute gathering in Bismarck tomorrow.  Unfortunately, it looks like the weather is going to put a bit of a halt to it.  We’re still planning on going, but it’s gone from a sure thing [...]

Clinton as Secretary of State; Unconstitutional

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Yep.  Unconstitutional. According to the Ineligibility Clause of the United States Constitution, no member of Congress can be appointed to an office that has benefited from a salary increase during the time that Senator or Representative served in Congress. A January 2008 Executive Order signed by President Bush during Hillary Clinton’s current Senate term increased [...]