And if an empire has poor enough judgement to knight a sleazebag, shouldn't they have to live with that, as a reminder no to do that again? No backsies.
“This is about demonstrating that survivors of sexual assault and harassment need to be taken seriously –”
“Unless it is Muslims doing the rape and abuse” -unspoken but apparently quite active and approved of considering how the British authorities bent over backwards to NOT do anything about Rotherham and other known cases for years.
The CBE is not a knighthood, it is an award. The U.S. Constitution (Article 1, Section 9) states the following:
“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.”
Weinstein, as a private citizen, can accept awards from a foreign country. The British Crown and/or Parliament can choose to issue awards as they see fit.
Even for government employees, the Congress has passed appropriate legislation to them to accept awards and decorations from international agencies and foreign governments. The U.S. in return routinely presents awards to foreign military and civil servants for service that benefits the U.S.
OMG, he’s Sir Harvey Weinstein? Ahahahahahaha.