Yet Another Violation Of The Constitution By Barack Obama
October 17, 2009 · carl · Print This Article
He just keeps on doing it.
Day after day President Obama treats the Constitution of the United States like so much toilet paper.
And his accepting the Nobel Peace Prize (an award he has done absolutely nothing to deserve) he has just added another instance of his total disregard of the law of the land.
People can, and undoubtedly will, argue for some time about whether President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile, though, there’s a simpler and more immediate question: Does the Constitution allow him to accept the award?
Article I, Section 9, of the Constitution, the emolument clause, clearly stipulates: “And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.”
The award of the peace prize to a sitting president is not unprecedented. But Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson received the honor for their past actions: Roosevelt’s efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War, and Wilson’s work in establishing the League of Nations. Obama’s award is different. It is intended to affect future action. As a member of the Nobel…Read the rest of this entry
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He really should win the award for the worst president in the history of the world…