Section 6: Rights and Disabilities of Members

Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2: Ineligibility Clause

Posted on May 24, 1787
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No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the…continue reading →

Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1: Rights of Members

Posted on May 23, 1787
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The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of…continue reading →