Article I, Sec. 9, Clause 8 reads, in part, "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States...." This was put in place in the Constitution because of the belief that all men are created equal and thus, there is no noble class, no Lords, Princes, Earls, Knights, or Kings.
It could possibly be argued that with their votes consistently tabulating as they do, the 535 people in Congress making laws that apply to all citizens except themselves have created a de facto pseudonobility, however that would be arguable because of the fact that we do vote every other year and technically can oust all but 66 of them in one fell swoop.
I had a thought today and on checking it seems to bear out: for the past several administrations, even back to Mr. Reagan's term, our Presidents (and the current occupant of the Oval Office as well) have been appointing "czars", or to use the correct transliteration, Tsars.
The term translates to "emperor" or "king".
Have our Presidents (and the current White House occupant as well) violated our Constitution by this action?
Discuss.
Blessings,
Bill
It could possibly be argued that with their votes consistently tabulating as they do, the 535 people in Congress making laws that apply to all citizens except themselves have created a de facto pseudonobility, however that would be arguable because of the fact that we do vote every other year and technically can oust all but 66 of them in one fell swoop.
I had a thought today and on checking it seems to bear out: for the past several administrations, even back to Mr. Reagan's term, our Presidents (and the current occupant of the Oval Office as well) have been appointing "czars", or to use the correct transliteration, Tsars.
The term translates to "emperor" or "king".
Have our Presidents (and the current White House occupant as well) violated our Constitution by this action?
Discuss.
Blessings,
Bill