Constitutional Separation of Powers and the Conflicting Practice of Members of Congress Taking an Oath of Office

Description:

Issue #5 of ***The Beacon Spotlight*** looks into the conflicting practice of U.S. Senators and Representatives taking an oath "of office", given the wall of separation between members of Congress holding legislative seats and government officers of the executive and judicial branches by Article I, Section 6, Clause 2 of the Constitution which states that "no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."

subjects: congress,  affirmation,  separation of powers,  section 6,  section 8,  oath of office,  republican form of government,  wall of separation,  article i,  necessary and proper,  clause 18,  clause 2,  legislative seat,  u.s. constitution,  government officers,  legislative members,  no person holding any office under the united states,  shall be a member of either house during his continuance in,  impeachment of senator,  expulsion of senator

People: House Manager James Bayard,  Attorney General Benjamin Harris Brewster,  Vice President Thomas Jefferson,  Senator William Blount,  President John Adams

Places: District of Columbia