Dear Olympia Snowe:
“stage”; xref: Estes Rocket case…
Maine; xref: The great circle on which the [thn/]…
Inhabitancy: Although England repealed Parliament’s residency law in 1774, no delegates spoke against a residency requirement for members of Congress. The qualification first came under consideration on August 6 when the Committee of Detail reported its draft of the Constitution. Article 5, section 3 stated, “Every member of the Senate shall be . . . at the time of his election, a resident of the state from which he shall be chosen.”
On August 8, Roger Sherman moved to strike the word “resident” from the House version of the clause, and insert in its place “inhabitant,” a term he considered to be “less liable to misconstruction.” Madison seconded the motion, noting that “resident” might exclude people occasionally absent on public or private business. Delegates agreed to the term, “inhabitant,” and voted against adding a time period to the requirement. The following day, they amended the Senate qualification to include the word, “inhabitant,” prior to passing the clause by unanimous consent.
Meanwhile, thanks for being the righteous person you are. If I can be of any assistance, please let me know.
May your “Dirigo” continue to be a polar star for a well defended, but not aggressive, United States of America, and a prosperous, but renewable Great North Woods.
Thank you for your kindness to me and ‘Big Wig’
Bill, aka, haji Mohammed Abubkr Omar – …Ali Isa Buddha
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