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- proper noun A solution to
violations of aclause in theUnited States Constitution that prevents sitting members ofCongress being appointed to jobs created for them or for which the salary was increased while they were in office. - proper noun Specifically, a method for correcting violations of Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.
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After William B Saxbe (born 1916), who was confirmed as Attorney General in 1973 after Congress reduced the office's salary to the level it had been before Saxbe's term commenced.
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