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Forget the whole "Esquire" thing for a moment and think of it this way. Here is a Constitutional Amendment that was ratified between 1812 and 1819, and for forty years was not only accepted as ratified, but was documented in numerous lawbooks published by the States and Territories during this time period.

Then comes the Civil War and the 13th disappears and is replaced with the current one. The argument against the amendment is that the State of Virginia never notified the U.S. Secretary of State in writing, and that no record existed in Virginia of the ratification. The fact that no evidence exists because the records were destroyed by Federal troops is never mentioned.

Read it again and concentrate on the bolded section:

“…If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honor, or shall without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.” ~ The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ~

The amendment was passed to eliminate foreign influence on our government, which was rampant with foreign payoffs in the early years. Would that we had this amendment now. What about Al Gore & the Buddist monks? Clinton and the Chinese? Cynthia McKinney and the Arabs? What about all the "citizens" presently working for the Islamists in this country?

What is really ironic is that all the State of Virginia would have to do is send a letter to Colin Powell that the amendment was ratified, and it would go into effect. There was no time limit on ratification when the this 13th amendment was passed and ratified.

Do a web search on the "Lost 13th amendment" or the "Real 13th amendment" for more information. People have been rooting around dusty old courthouses and libraries for years researching this issue.