-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Dale Thorn wrote:
Careful. The knighthoods in question (Knight's Cross of the Victorian Order if I recall) do not infringe on foreign decorations restrictions when they are granted in an honorary context, as both were - again if my recall is correct. Several American citizens have been inducted into foreign orders of merit and some have been inducted into badge and even sash orders. One noteable was even inducted into the Order of the Bath (extra points for the name of said citizen).
According to the 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 whatsoever, from any king, prince, or foreign state."
I would point out that the "any kind whatsoever" clause is clear enough, and as to whether Congress approved Bush et al for these honors, well, you tell me.
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