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2016 Postmortem

eppur_se_muova

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2. That's not the whole clause ...

Reply to Farmgirl1961 (Original post)

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 03:16 PM

Nov 2016

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_of_Nobility_Clause

There is debate over whether this can prevent tRump from being sworn in, as he can't violate the clause until he's President.

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Wonder how ol' Ted Cruz will vote on this one. eom saltpoint Nov 2016 #1

That's not the whole clause ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2016 #2

Tribe indicates that would be a reason for impeachment Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #6

Yabbut, that's not an accurate quote from the Constitution. MineralMan Nov 2016 #3

Blasting News got hammered at DU a few days ago as clickbait. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2016 #4

I'm pretty sure that's not really a valid news source. MineralMan Nov 2016 #5