Posted by Eugene Volokh:
The Resultative Perfect
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_06_28-2009_07_04.shtml#1246304180
makes its appearance in [1]this linguists' amicus memorandum filed in
Rodearmel v. Clinton, the [2]Ineligibility Clause (a k a Emoluments
Clause) case.
The question, as you may recall, is this: Does "the Emoluments whereof
shall have been encreased during such time" refer to a salary having
been increased on balance during a time ("the Time for which [Senator
Clinton] was elected")? Does it refer to the salary having been
increased at least once even if it was later decreased? Or is the
phrase ambiguous, as the linguists suggest?
References
1. http://www.butzeltp.com/documents/Rodearmel_amicus_memo.pdf
2. http://volokh.com/posts/1243024314.shtml
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