tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post7906257795539716350..comments2024-03-23T11:25:40.556-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: Ethics? Trump Don't Need No Stinking Ethics!Pa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-39550068983015945272017-02-11T08:18:04.500-07:002017-02-11T08:18:04.500-07:00You ask “Should an American President accept inves...You ask “Should an American President accept investment monies from citizens of a foreign nation? Should a President of the United States have his hand out seeking money from any investors?”<br /><br />The Constitution answers with a resounding “NO!” <br /><br />Article 1 Section 9 Clause 8 of the Constitution says “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 state.”<br /><br />This clause is distinguished from the similar ban applicable to Senators and Representatives in Article 1 Section 6 Clause 2, which says “No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time: and no person holding any office under the United States, shall be a member of either House during his continuance in office.”<br />(This is why the Congress passes a pay increase for itself to go into effect after the next election).<br /><br />Xobekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973381691719755451noreply@blogger.com