On Wednesdays we study the Constitution. Most recently, I looked at Article 2 §3, on the state of the union. This week it’s Article 2 §4, on impeachment. I love this one.
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Impeachment – Constitution Article 2 §4
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Macha Oreos
When I was kid, my mom refused to buy Oreos. So for a long time I was obsessed with them. Now I realize they are kind of gross and never buy them.
Except.
I can’t resist trying them any time I see a variation on the original. Usually the only difference is food coloring. But these Oreos I bought in China were green tea flavored. Macha doesn’t sound like a good match for the flavors of Oreo, and it isn’t, really. The chocolate cookie overwhelms the tea flavor, which doesn’t quite cut the extreme sweetness of the filling.
What I like best about these Oreos is actually the label. To me, they were tea flavored. But to the Chinese, apparently, they are ice cream flavored. Because of course ice cream tastes like tea?
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State of the Union and Take Care Clause – Constitution Article 2 §3
On Wednesdays we study the Constitution. Most recently, I looked at Article 2 §2.3 granting the president power to fill vacancies during recesses of Congress. That completed Section 2 of Article 2 of the Constitution.Today I’m moving on to Section 3, which has only one clause, but it’s long and sort of a grab bag of executive powers.
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Park Tower
This is the tourist tower at Xinhao Shan Park in the old part of Qingdao. From a distance, I think it looks like a Studio Ghibli character design peeking out of the trees on the hillside. Up close, it looks like someplace a Ghibli character might live.
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The Recess Appointments Clause – Constitution Article 2 §2.3
On Wednesdays we study the Constitution. Most recently, I spent two weeks teasing apart Article 2 §2.2, which gives the president treaty and appointment powers. This post is publishing in mid-December, but I am writing it on the day before Thanksgiving, and let me tell you, I am truly grateful that Article 2 §2.3 looks like a much simpler clause to dissect. Article 2 §2.3 grants the president power to fill vacancies.