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Does the Incompatibility Clause Apply to the President?
Steven G. Calabresi Northwestern University - School of Law PENNumbra, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Forthcoming Abstract: These two short essays address the question whether the Incompatibility Clause of Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution will require Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain to resign their senate seats prior to being sworn in as President of the United States. The legal question presented is whether the presidency is an office under the United States - an arguably murky term. Seth Barrett Tillman has argued recently that the presidency is not an office under the United States, and these two essays respond to and rebut Tillman's arguments.
Keywords: Incompatibility Clause, Office under the United States, Senator Obama, Senator McCain JEL Classifications: K19 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: November 04, 2008 ; Last revised: November 04, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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