Constitutional Separation of Powers and the Conflicting Practice of Members of Congress Taking an Oath of Office

Issue #5 of ***The Beacon Spotlight*** looks into the conflicting practice of U.S. Senators and Representatives taking an oath "of office", given the wall of separation between members of Congress holding legislative seats and government officers of the executive and judicial branches by Article I, Section 6, Clause 2 of the Constitution which states that "no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."