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To: Beave Meister

The President should issue letters of marque.


2 posted on 04/30/2025 7:40:08 PM PDT by Ben Dover (Terrorism is a cancer that can only be cured with massive doses of radiation.)
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To: Ben Dover

Sorry, it is Congress and not the President that issues Letters of Marque and Reprisal.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 11:

[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; . . .


35 posted on 04/30/2025 9:09:15 PM PDT by Robert357
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