The US should adopt the British honors system

Last week, the Prime Minister of Australia announced: "On my recommendation, Her Majesty the Queen has amended the Letters Patent constituting the Order of Australia. Knights and Dames in the Order of Australia will be approved by Her Majesty on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. This special recognition may be extended to Australians of extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit". [1] So, in due course we can expect to Australia's most famous racing driver addressed as Sir Mark Webber and the most famous singer, actress and hot pants-wearer to emanate from Down Under to be addressed as Dame Kylie Minogue. Other former British colonies such as Canada operate similar honors systems, so why not the United States of America as well? There are some really deserving Americans that, at the moment, just go by the plain old titles "mister; "miss"; "missus" (or "muzz" in the case of lesbians). So, in order to make themselves sound more fancy, posh Americans have to give themselves pretend monikers such as Hank Wankshank "III", or Sonny Sonovabicz "Sr" but these suffixes don't really cut the mustard when trying to get a reservation at an exclusive restaurant or obtain membership of an elite country club. This is what an American honors list could look like: Sir Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (actor) Dame Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (lady politician) Sir Michael Gerard Tyson (boxer) Dame Destiny Hope Cyrus (a.k.a. Miley, twerker) Sir Steven Frederic Seagal (actor) Dame Angelina Jolie Voight (actress) Sir Thomas William Selleck (actor) Dame Paris Whitney Hilton (unemployed) Sir George Walker Bush (former president) Dame Kirstie Louise Alley (actress) Sir Walter Bruce Willis (actor) Dame Cherilyn Sarkisian (a.k.a. Cher, songstress) Sir Robert Craig Knievel (a.k.a Evel, daredevil) Dame Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda (actress) Sir Dustin Hoffman (actor) Dame Madonna Louise Ciccone (songstress) Sir Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (actor) Dame Oprah Gail Winfrey (talk show hostess) Sir Prince Rogers Nelson (singer) Dame Barbara Joan Streisand (songstress) Sir Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (internet tycoon) Dame Mary Louise Streep (actress) Sir William Henry Gates III (computer programmer) Dame Dolly Rebecca Parton (songstress) Sir Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr (a.k.a. Buzz, former astronaut) Dame Britney Jean Spears (songstress) Sir John Joseph Travolta (dancer) Dame Sarah Louise Palin (lady politician) Sir William Jefferson Blythe III (a.k.a. Bill Clinton, former president) Dame Jennifer Joanna Aniston (actress) Sir Donald John Trump, Sr. (businessman) Dame Beyonc Giselle Knowles-Carter (songstress) Sir Muhammad Ali (boxer) Dame Jennifer Lynn Lopez (songstress) Sir Eldrick Tont Woods (a.k.a. Tiger, golfer) Dame Pamela Denise Anderson (actress) Sir Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (former vice-president) Dame Roseanne Cherrie Barr (actress) Sir David Michael Hasselhoff (actor) Dame Lisa Valerie Kudrow (actress) Sir Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (singer) Dame Carly Elisabeth Simon (songstress) Sir Leonard Simon Nimoy (actor) Dame Nicole Mary Kidman (actress) Sir Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (actor) Dame Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (a.k.a. Lady GaGa, songstress) Sir Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. (actor) Dame Robyn Rihanna Fenty (songstress) Sir Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (actor) Dame Destiny Hope Cyrus (twerker) Sir Steven Frederic Seagal (actor) Dame Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (lady politician) Sir Michael Gerard Tyson (boxer) Dame Angelina Jolie Voight (actress) Sir Thomas William Selleck (actor) Dame Paris Whitney Hilton (unemployed) Sir George Walker Bush (former president) Dame Kirstie Louise Alley (actress) Sir Walter Bruce Willis (actor) Dame Cherilyn Sarkisian (a.k.a. Cher, songstress) Sir Robert Craig Knievel (a.k.a Evel, daredevil) Dame Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda (actress) Sir River Jude Phoenix (actor) Dame Goldie Jeanne Hawn (actress) Sir John Patrick McEnroe, Jr (tennis player) Dame Anna Mae Bullock (a.k.a. Tina Turner, songstress) Sir Carlos Ray Norris (a.k.a. Chuck, actor) Anyone famous, important or influential that I have missed? Perhaps there is someone included you think shouldn"t be? It doesnt matter, the honors lists are always controversial but, by-and large, they recognize the achievements of the great and good in the land, and, therefore, I duly propose that the USA adopts the British honors system forthwith. Thank you. [1] http://www.pm.gov.au... [2] http://www.gg.ca...