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Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911.
Created: September 17, 1787 [1] Presented: September 28, 1787 [2] Ratified: June 21, 1788 [3] Date effective: March 4, 1789 [4]. The bibliography of the United States Constitution is a comprehensive selection of books, journal articles and various primary sources about and primarily related to the Constitution of the United States that have been published since its ratification in 1788.
The Speech or Debate Clause is a clause in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 6, Clause 1).The clause states that "The Senators and Representatives" of Congress "shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony, and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their attendance at the Session of their Respective Houses, and in going to and from the same; and for any Speech or ...
The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. [3] Each U.S. state is represented by two senators, regardless of population. Senators serve staggered six-year terms.
The Library serves present and former senators, member and committee staff, Senate leadership, and Senate officers. [2] The mission of the Senate Library has changed over time, as a focus has changed from the collection and storage of Senate documents to providing legislative, historic, legal, business and general reference materials.
In correspondence to the majority opinion's analysis in Thornton of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the history of state-imposed term limits and additional qualifications for members of Congress, Williams notes that the Convention explicitly rejected a proposal to elect the President by a national popular vote, and that all of the ...
Feb. 26—Minnesota DFL chairman Ken Martin called out state Sen. Carla Nelson this week for what he called "dodging" a vote on an amendment aimed at providing COVID-19 safety protections to workers.
The series is a caustic exposé of the corruption of the United States Senate, particularly the corporate magnate-turned-Senator Nelson Aldrich [1] from Rhode Island. During the composition of the articles, Phillips received help from newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst , who then desired to publish sensationalist stories to attract more ...