After reading Alan Moss' enlightening post about the rather complicated
(at least to me) British titles of nobility, I see why they are proclaimed
unconstitutional in Article I, Section 9, cl. 8 of the US Constitution.
For those who would like to understand more about British titles of
nobility, here's a page on the official royal site that I found useful:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/faq/honour.htm
Michael Butera
Houston, TX