Talk:Bill Browder

Latest comment: 2 months ago by Pechmerle in topic Sir Bill Browder

Sir Bill Browder

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1. Isn't taking foreign title a direct violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause?

US Constitution, Article 1, 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."

2. Being a US citizen and not a Commonwealth Citizen, you're not allowed to be addressed as Sir William.

Wikipedia: "Only citizens of Commonwealth realms may receive substantive knighthoods and have the privilege of the accompanying style."

2001:1C00:1E20:D900:6C05:FF6:A403:AE1F (talk) 15:00, 6 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Both of these points are inaccurate:
1. Browder, as a private person, is unaffected by US Const Art I Cl 8. It applies only to persons holding a US federal office.
2. Browder relinquished his US citizenship in 1998. He is now a naturalized British citizen, and therefore may be addressed as Sir William. Pechmerle (talk) 08:16, 22 September 2024 (UTC)Reply