it's a long read, but may explain some oddities. maybe…https://operationdisclosure.blogspot.com/2016/05/new-republic-via-gcr-220-points-of-fact.html?m=1

The Original Thirteenth Article of Amendment

To The Constitution For The United States

"If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honour, or shall without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them." [Journal of the Senate]