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present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever" from "any ... foreign State" unless Congress consents. U.S. Const, art. I, § 9, cl. 8 (emphasis added). ... The decision whether to permit exceptions that qualify the Clause's absolute prohibition or that temper any harshness it may cause is textually committed to Congress, which may give consent to the acceptance of offices or emoluments otherwise barred by the Clause.
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Liberties," an attempt to imitate the titles of the British monarch: "By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, Prince-Elector of Hannover, Duke of Brunswick" and the French monarch: "By the Grace of God, Most Christian King of France and Navarre." Some senators favored "His Elective Majesty" or "His
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because such a setup would allow the entity to "in effect be a conduit for that government", and so the government official would be exposed to possible "undue influence and corruption by foreign government." The Department of Defense has expressly held that "this same rationale applies to distributions from limited liability corporations."
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Congress has also consented in advance to the receipt from foreign governments by officials of the United States government (including military personnel) of a variety of gifts, subject to a variety of conditions, in the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act and section 108A of the Mutual Educational and
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he language of the Emoluments Clause is both sweeping and unqualified. See 49 Comp. Gen. 819, 821 (1970) (the "drafters intended the prohibition to have the broadest possible scope and applicability"). It prohibits those holding offices of profit or trust under the United States from accepting "any
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stated, "One of the weak sides of republics, among their numerous advantages, is that they afford too easy an inlet to foreign corruption." Therefore, to counter this "foreign corruption" the delegates at the Constitutional Convention worded the clause in such a way as to act as a catch-all for any
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Dignities and high sounding names have different effects on different beholders. The lustre of the Star and the title of My Lord, over-awe the superstitious vulgar, and forbid them to inquire into the character of the possessor: Nay more, they are, as it were, bewitched to admire in the great, the
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According to Lee, the true purpose of the clause was merely to protect popular tradition: "The fact appears to be, that the people in forming the confederation, and the convention ... acted naturally; they did not leave the point to be settled by general principles and logical inferences; but
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for ratification. On two occasions between 1812 and 1816 it was within two states of the number needed to become a valid part of the Constitution. As Congress did not set a time limit for its ratification, the amendment is still technically pending before the states. Currently, ratification by an
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called the senators' attention to this pressing procedural matter. Most senators were averse to calling the president anything that resembled the titles of European monarchs, yet John Adams proceeded to recommend the title: "His Highness, the President of the United States, and Protector of their
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introduced a Constitutional amendment expanding upon this clause's ban on titles of nobility. Under the terms of this amendment any United States citizen who accepted, claimed, received or retained any title of nobility from a foreign government would be stripped of their U.S. citizenship. After
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The word "emolument" has a broad meaning. At the time of the Founding, it meant "profit", "benefit", or "advantage" of any kind. Because of the "sweeping and unqualified" nature of the constitutional prohibition, and in light of the more sophisticated understanding of conflicts of interest that
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groundless and absurd, but often hurtful to that Posterity, since it is apt to make them proud, disdaining to be employ'd in useful Arts, and thence falling into Poverty, and all the Meannesses, Servility, and Wretchedness attending it; which is the present case with much of what is called the
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has advised, the Constitution is violated when the holder of an "Office of Profit or Trust", like the President, receives money from a partnership or similar entity in which he has a stake, and the amount he receives is "a function of the amount paid to the by the foreign government." This is
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The Foreign Emoluments Clause is constitutionally unique in other respects. First, it is a "negative" clause—a restriction prohibiting the passage of legislation for a particular purpose. Such restrictions are unusual in that the Constitution has been historically interpreted to reflect
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rule to prevent influence by a foreign power. At the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Edmund Randolph, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, identified the Clause as a key "provision against the danger ... of the president receiving emoluments from foreign powers."
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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
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The post-ratification "correct Copy" of the Constitution included by Childs and Swaine, "Printers to the United States," in their 1789 session laws volume omits the comma after "title," but the three most important pre-ratification versions all contain it.
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or imply, that were it omitted, congress would have the power in question, either upon the principle that some general words in the constitution may be so construed as to give it, or on the principle that congress possesses the powers not expressly
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that he had received as a gift from a French diplomat who had been his aide during the American war of independence. However, nothing is known about Washington's motivations, or whether he considered the emoluments clause to apply to either gift.
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vices they would honestly condemn in themselves. This sacrifice of common sense is the certain badge which distinguishes slavery from freedom; for when men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.
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The Framers' intentions for this clause were twofold: to prevent a society of nobility from being established in the United States, and to protect the republican forms of government from being influenced by other governments. In
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After China provisionally granted 38 "Trump" trademarks in March 2017, Democratic senators protested Trump's acceptance of the trademarks without congressional approval. In December 2018, there were reports of
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Post-Washington Presidents have traditionally sought permission from Congress to keep gifts. Absent permission, the President will deposit the object with the Department of State. For example,
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vacating lower court decisions that went against Trump, because he was no longer in office. The court's decision effectively ended all litigation against Trump on the emoluments issue.
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sought permission from Congress to keep a gold medal presented by Simon Bolivar; Congress refused to grant consent, and so Jackson deposited the medal with the Department of State.
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report detailing over $ 7.8 million in payments from foreign governments to Trump-owned businesses. After Republicans took control of the House in the
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and the Framers of the Constitution. Some felt that titles of nobility had no place in an equal and just society because they clouded people's judgment.
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Message From The President Of The United States To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Commencement Of The First Session Of The Twenty-Third Congress
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Why then by a negative clause, restrain congress from doing what it would have no power to do? This clause, then, must have no meaning,
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In 1942, Congress authorized members of the armed forces to accept any "decorations, orders, medals and emblems" offered by
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they settle the point in a few words, and all who read them at once understand them." It was argued, therefore, that a
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He felt that titles blinded people from seeing the true character of a person by providing titled individuals a
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detailing over $ 7.8 million in payments made by foreign governments to Donald Trump during his presidency
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capacities. Moreover, it is a negative clause without a positive converse. A common example of this is how the
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attempts by foreign governments to influence state or municipal policies through gifts or titles.
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Under the rules of etiquette, the President, Vice President, members of both houses of Congress,
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was needed to safeguard against the expansion of federal power beyond such limited purpose(s).
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Foreign states often present the President of the United States with gifts. While President,
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specific (i.e., "positive") sources of power, relinquished by the states in their otherwise
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White House for Sale: How Princes, Prime Ministers, and Premiers Paid Off President Trump
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has reported that, according to two defense officials, the Army is investigating whether
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White House for Sale: How Princes, Prime Ministers, and Premiers Paid Off President Trump
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accepted a number of titles and awards pursuant to this authorization after the fall of
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warned that such distinctions were inherently dangerous under accepted principles of
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The prohibition against officers receiving a present or emolument is essentially an
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Divine, Robert A.; Breen, T. H.; Fredrickson, George M.; Williams, R. Hal (2003).
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has argued that the extensive business and real estate dealings of President
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presidency, most modern presidents have chosen to eliminate any risk of
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represents the positive converse to the restrictions imposed by the
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United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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The January 2024 report released by the Democratic members of the
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additional 26 states would be necessary for this amendment to be
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Under interpretations of the Emoluments Clause elaborated by the
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or up to one year following its conclusion. Notably, Gen.
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on May 1, 1810, by a vote of 87–3, the amendment, titled
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that may arise by choosing to vest their assets into a
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dealt with was the title of president. Vice President
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The issue of titles was of serious importance to the
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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Index

Article I
Section 9
United States Constitution
federal government
nobility
gifts
emoluments
states
monarchies
United States Congress
Article I, Section 10
Republican Guarantee Clause
Article IV, Section 4
Federalist No. 22
Alexander Hamilton
sovereign
Commerce Clause
Dormant (or "Negative") Commerce Clause
Anti-Federalists
Bill of Rights
Richard Henry Lee
statutory construction
Bill of Rights
antibribery
Department of Justice
Office of Legal Counsel
Richard Nixon
conflict of interest
blind trust
Office of Legal Counsel

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