RI & TX DID grant letters of marque & reprisal against Germany/Italy/Japan.
Privateering was outlawed by the Paris Declaration of 1856 which the United States agreed to abide by in 1861. And in any case states are forbidden to issue Letters of Marque as per Article I, Section 10.
3,298 posted on 03/04/2005 7:59:15 AM PST by stand watie
(being a damnyankee is no better than being a racist. it is a LEARNED prejudice against dixie.)