Wow this must really have gotten under your skin to have done so much research. It bothers me too since I can't think of very many men more undeserving of such a title. That is interesting but as was pointed out above he is a Kennedy, considered by many sort of US royalty (not by me you can rest assured) I feel he should be held to that clause if it is still binding since he,nor anyone else ,should be above the law. That law makes sense to me if a person is beholden to any other power how can that person be totally loyal to their own. Not that that person would betray the original but it does open the door to unacceptable doubt.

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