In some blog posts lately, Ive heard that Hillary Clinton can be Secretary of State, but some other posts say she can be because of the Saxbe Fix. Whats this all about?
A. One of the concerns of the Framers of the Constitution was corruption in government. One of the ways they used to prevent corruption is the system of checks and balances, but that’s a system-wide solution. They also knew human nature and realized that they should prevent individual conflicts of interest whenever they could. One basic example is the requirement that a Representative be a resident of the state they represent. Another is the Emoluments Clause, also known as the Incompatibility Clause and the Ineligibility Clause. This clause has two parts to it. The first part says that no member of Congress can be appointed to a position in the government that was created during the member’s term in office. This was to prevent a person from creating a job for themselves. The second part is relevant to Clinton, and is where the Saxbe Fix comes in. This part also says that a member of Congress cannot take a position in government where the salary for that position was increased during t
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