Posts Tagged ‘Congress’

Just when I was beginning to resign myself to the fact that the auto industry would eventually get its bailout and its current failing business model would continue as usual, I am met with some great news. Thank goodness there’s a Republican with a backbone. Senator Richard Shelby is threatening to filibuster any auto bailout [...]

It’s certainly not a well known portion of the Constitution, but it’s there, clear as crystal. From Article I Section 6:
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 [...]