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14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
The amendment should be clear and concise. It should state the changes that are being made and the effective date of the changes. All parties should sign the amendment electronically, ensuring that everyone has agreed that these changes have been made. You could use a template for your contract amendments.
Amendments Proposed by Congress Passage by Congress. Proposed amendment language must be approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses. Notification of the states. Ratification by three-fourths of the states. Tracking state actions. Announcement.
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
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.
Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: 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.
The original Constitution didn't define citizenship, nor did it give any guarantees of equality. But the 14th Amendment enabled any group of Americans to turn to the Federal government if they faced discrimination and gave them the legal tools to demand redress, just as King did on that December night in Alabama.
As included in that compilation, the Thirteenth Amendment would strip an individual of United States citizenship if they accept any title of nobility or honor.
The U.S. Constitution has a Titles of Nobility clause that prohibits the federal government from granting titles of nobility and restricts government officials from receiving gifts, emoluments, offices, or titles from foreign states without Congress's consent.
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)