A good way to predict how President Hillary would treat the Constitution is to take a look at how her closest allies, protégés, bag men, and satraps in state governments treat theirs. And that brings us to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (“… chairman of Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful presidential campaign in 2008…,” “Clinton donors also pumped millions into McAuliffe’s coffers …,,” “…that old family retainer, Terry McAuliffe,” etc., etc.)
McAuliffe regards the Virginia Constitution with all the awe and reverence that President Obama has shown the U.S. Constitution. A current case in point:
- Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia states that during a legislative session Justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected by a majority vote of each house of the General Assembly, and that “During any vacancy which may exist while the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor may appoint a successor to serve until thirty days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembly.” Article IV, Section 6 states that “Neither house shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn to another place, nor for more than three days.”
- Gov. McAuliffe has stated that he will give state Supreme Court Justice Jane Marum Roush another interim appointment even though the House never consented to adjourn.
- “The governor’s decision to exercise his interim appointment authority is a direct violation of the plain language of the Constitution of Virginia,” House Speaker William J. Howell and Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment said in a statement.
