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bottomofthehill

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3. It should be so simple but not ....

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 06:54 AM

May 2025

The Constitution prohibits it without the approval of Congress.

Article I
Section 9
Clause 8
Titles of Nobility and Foreign Emoluments
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.

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