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For those curious on what the "original 13th amendment" was: >That "missing" proposal was called the “Titles of Nobility Amendment” (or TONA). It sought to ban
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For those curious on what the "original 13th amendment" was:
>That "missing" proposal was called the “Titles of Nobility Amendment” (or TONA). It sought to ban any American citizen from receiving any foreign title of nobility or receiving foreign favors, such as a pension, without congressional approval. The penalty was loss of citizenship.
From: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-case-of-the-missing-13th-amendment-to-the-constitution https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-case-of-the-missing-...