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The proposed amendment reads:

The proposed amendment reads:

{{cquote|If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive or retain, any title of nobility or honour, 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.}}

{{cquote|If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive or retain, any title of nobility or honour, 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.}}

Twice between 1812 and 1816 the amendment was within two states of being ratified. However, as more states joined the Union, the amendment fell further behind the number of states needed for approval. Congress did not set a time limit for its ratification, and the amendment is still technically pending before the states.

Twice between 1812 and 1816 the amendment was within two states of being ratified. However, as more states joined the Union, the amendment fell further behind the number of states needed for approval. Congress did not set a time limit for its ratification, and the amendment is still technically pending before the states just as the [[Twenty-Seventh Amendment]] before its ratification.

 

 

 

[[Category:United States Constitution]]

[[Category:United States Constitution]]