The legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia becomes the 12th—and last—State legislature to ratify the proposed Titles of Nobility Amendment to the Constitution for the united States.  But because the admissions of Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois and Alabama have brought the number of States in the Union to 21—excluding the federal enclave of Ohio—the ratification of an additional three States is necessary for addition to the Constitution.

       NOTE: As there is no time limit on the Titles of Nobility Amendment (which would prohibit those who hold titles of nobility from holding public office), it still remains an open question awaiting the necessary three-fourths ratification of the states.

       CONSPIRACY ALERT: There is a small fringe group that claims that the reason for the TONA was to prevent attorneys from holding public office, and that the reason for Major General Robert Ross burning the District of Columbia during the Napoleonic (world) War of 1812 was to destroy evidence of the TONA’s ratification.  They insist that TONA was indeed ratified when Virginia ratified the amendment.  But the group refuses to acknowledge that the three-fourths requirement was not been met with the assent of only 12 out of 21 States.

[restored 12/18/2021]