Secret titles of nobility.Article I, section 9 of the U.S. Constitution specifies: "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. : And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; that which is received as a compensation for services, or which is annexed to the possession of office as salary, fees, and perquisites. Any perquisite, advantage, profit, or gain arising from the possession of an office. , Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State." Under that provision, several U.S. citizens who served as high-ranking military officials in the Iraq war Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. and have received British royal titles would be barred from serving in the federal government--unless Congress passes a measure retroactively expressing its consent. Noted the June 18 London Observer: "The government has been secretly awarding honors to senior U.S. military and foreign businessmen with lucrative public sector contracts." Among those quietly made Commanders of the British Empire (CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → tÃtulo de nobleza CBE n abbr (= ) are General Tommy Franks, commander of the "shock and awe Shock and awe, technically known as rapid dominance, is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming decisive force, dominant battlefield awareness, dominant maneuvers, and spectacular displays of power to paralyze an adversary's perception of the battlefield and " invasion of Iraq; Vice-Admiral Timothy Keating, who commanded U.S. naval forces in Iraq; Rear Admiral Barry Costello, commander of the Third Fleet and Task Force 55 during the invasion; and General Tad Moseley, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff. 
Notice the Constitution says "granted by the United States". Those titles were granted by the crown of the UK not anyone in the US. I guess that means It is acceptable. Which brings up something else-Is Esquire unconstitutional? Is that term granted by the US including an individual State? In my research I found something talking about titles of nobility and titles of office. I understand it being a title of office in th US, so I guess it it acceptable as well, but why bother with it? i did have other points to the Esq. topic, but I'm busy at work and keep getting distracted so that's all folks. |
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