Posted on 03/16/2009 4:39:15 AM PDT by wombtotomb
I am curious if this means what I think it means. I heard that recently Ted Kennedy was Knighted by the Queen of England. In article 1 section 9 of the Constitution, there is a section that seems to forbid this. I have copied the section below. Am I missing something? Did our Congress grant this permission?
Article 1 Section 9
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.
Thank you for your replies!
But he is Ted Kennedy!!!! He is above all and we are just mortals!!!
Seems very straightforward to me. I wondered if anyone else had been knighted by a British monarch. Good find!
After WW2, the UK created a special “knighthood” so American Generals could be knighted and not violate that pesky Constitution.
LOL
Well hopefully ted will be hearing the clank of the bell and someone yelling bring out your dead real soon.
You must have missed the memo: that Constitution thing... it’s really old and doesn’t matter anymore... just ask the Kenyan in the Oval Office.
“Although I’m told he does have to say...”Neet!...Neet!”...several times a day...loudly...and in the presence of at least 3 people. “
I am sure he does, like Scotch “Neet,” Bourbon “Neet”
Seagrams “Neet”
ROFLMAO! Give that man a shrubbery!
Reagan was also knighted. It is, on this side of the water, purely honorary. How they treat it on the other side of the water (real) is their business.
How could he be knighted without kneeling before the Queen? Did she use an old photo of him crawling away from the Chappaquidick?
(And yes, it would appear this is in contravention of that remnant of our republican government- the Constitution.)
After the first Gulf War, General Schwartzkopf was made an honorary Knight by Queen Elizabeth. Same with Generals Marshall and Eisenhower after WWII.
There is a second part to that section as quoted below, which is what I was referencing
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.
Yes, someone mentioned that there was some sort of exception made for generals to be knighted. As far as I knew TK was not a holder of an officer in the military?
http://www.modernhistoryproject.org/mhp/EntityDisplay.php?Entity=KofBE
And lets not forget those Knights of Malta
http://www.modernhistoryproject.org/mhp/EntityDisplay.php?Entity=KofMalta
I see. Warm relations and their way of honoring men in their country.
I still think they should have to NOT use the title in the US or wait until they are retired from their office to accept it out loud, even if only honorary......
Look pal, THEY won. THEY have the White House, Senate and House. THEY make the rules now. -Not that 200 yr old relic of a constitution. Get with the game brotha!
Reagan deserved it but Ted....they must of lowered the standards!!!
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