“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.”

But did Congress approve this?

This was never ratified by the majority of states and many states have omitted this from their constitutions. The argument is that in the US “all men are created equal” so any noble title should be forbidden.. the other side of that is that although “all men are created equal, not all men achieve equal” and besides, a knighthood is an honorary title “given to common men and women” anyway. It isn’t a royal title like Duke, Baron or Count. It’s a title of nobility only. Others in this country who have accepted knighthood are Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Steven Speilberg, Bill Gates, etc. and no one questions their loyalty to the US government. You are not renouncing your loyalty to the US, it’s simply an honor from another country.

You can buy them with Government donations.

As for Kennedy himself, its ironic that an American was influential in the peace process of Northern Ireland. For years the American Irish funded the IRA and UDA, I guess Kennedy found all the people feeding money into Ireland and told them to stop it.

Also, from Article I, Section 9, of the US Constitution…..

“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.”

Did Congress approve this?

*wink*

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