: While I tend to endorse any free and fair discussion of the
: original Thirteenth Amendment, in the interests of accuracy
: it is important to note that this "final
: installment" on the Bill of Rights contains both
: protections and prohibitions which apply to the people as
: citizens of their States, and of the federal union: it does
: not contradict or contravene their fourth and fifth
: amendment rights, but rather it stipulates that the penalty
: for misbehaving, that is, engaging in a high crime or
: Misdemeanor, when it applies to Titles of Honour or foreign

: powers paying bribes is clearly prescribed (and is, itself,
: limited).

I've heard it said (actually, I've read it averred :) that the title of "Esquire", given to "lawyers at the bar" in America, is a British title and indicates the fact that the American bar is an extension of, and perhaps subservient to, the British bar.

If this is so, it would mean the majority of American attorneys would be prohibited from serving in positions of public trust - and that would give enormous leverage for "tossing the rascals out" who may already be present in those positions. (It would also explain the persistent obscuration of the 13th during all this time, and would point to massive resistance to efforts to bring it to light, now.)

Have you come across information on this?