That's the point, nowhere is the Union mentioned in the Constitution. Nowhere. Because it is not mentioned and because no power is given over it to the Federal Government, the right does NOT exist. No where in the Constitution is a separate military branch called an Air Force mentioned. The Constitution allows for the funding of an army and a navy, but because an Air Force is not mentioned therefore Congress has no authority to fund it. The air force is an illegal organization. Right?
that, oddly enough, IS an interesting question. especially considering that the Department of Justice of the LBJ administration stated that the USAF was NOT "a military force under the meaning of the Posse Commitatus Act".
the johnson administration did NOT say what it WAS, however.
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