Na. If Congress had a problem with it, they coulda said.So probably he has the consent of Congress. Also. I don't think there's any enabling legislation; the provision is probably self-executing, so you can't sue and he can't be prosecuted for accep[ting the title; all that can be done is for Congress to expressly rap him on the knuckles. Which they won't do. So they consent. So it's OK. jks
Steven <mailinglist at navari.com> wrote:I pulled this off another discussion forum. Doug, any merit to this point?
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There is an interesting line in this section of the constitution: "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state." ...yet approximately one month ago Alan Greenspan was knighted in England. I'd like to send a "God save the queen" along with a "God save your ethnicity" to all our British posters out there, but at the same time, it would be nice if the unelected federal kingmakers of our county paid a little attention to the Constitution every once and awhile. SE
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