NODE 28e16a5fRe: denial of service and government rights
Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>Fri, 6 Dec 1996 19:24:52 -0800 (PST)
At 04:02 PM 12/6/96 -0700, John Kozubik wrote:
>you were speaking of human rights, and the issue of Bush being Knighted
>... just out of curiousity, why is it against the constitution for Bush
>to be Knighted??
>
>Thanks
>
Article 1 Section 9 of the Constitution of the United States:
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.
NODE c7d5068cRe: denial of service and government rights
Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>Fri, 6 Dec 1996 20:22:33 -0800 (PST)
Duncan Frissell wrote:
> At 04:02 PM 12/6/96 -0700, John Kozubik wrote:
> >you were speaking of human rights, and the issue of Bush being Knighted
> >... just out of curiousity, why is it against the constitution for Bush
> >to be Knighted??
> Article 1 Section 9 of the Constitution of the United States:
> 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.
Re: The consent of Congress clause.
Someone claimed already that Congress *did* approve of it, for Bush and
Schwartzkopf. Does anyone have factual info on this? An article perhaps?