Judicial Watch is challenging Hillary Clinton’s eligibility to serve as Secretary of State, according to The Times. The suit is based on an obscure section of the Constitution on compensation for public officials, the emoluments clause. The clause says no member of Congress can be appointed to a government post if that job’s pay was […]
Month: January 2009
Blagojevich Update
Rod Blagojevich was convicted in his impeachment trial and barred from state office, according to this report. The governor’s impeachment was triggered by his arrest last month on a variety of federal corruption charges. The criminal complaint against him included a long list of shocking quotes related to Blagojevich’s apparent attempt to auction off President […]
Lobbying Business
Open Secrets takes a look at lobbying numbers here. The number of lobbyists dropped, probably due in part to new restrictions on registrants forcing people to take a long, hard look at whether they need to register by law.