Effects of TONA today

For over two centuries, the Titles of Nobility Amendment (TONA) has existed in a legal limbo — proposed, ratified by multiple states, printed in official law books, and even acknowledged in diplomatic correspondence, yet silently omitted from the U.S. Constitution by the very government that once declared it law. The evidence is not theoretical. It … Read more

Quick refresher: what TONA says In 1810 Congress proposed a constitutional amendment that went far beyond the existing “foreign emoluments” ban. TONA’s core rule: If any U.S. citizen accepts or retains any title of nobility or honor, or—without the consent of Congress—any present, pension, office or emolument “from any emperor, king, prince or foreign power,” … Read more