[stand watie]

oddly enough, i think you'll find that the COAST GUARD isn't mentioned by name either. nobody but a FOOL or a DUNCE would question that armed force's existence either. (the USCG was in existence when the Constitution was written.)

care to "rethink" this SILLY argument of yours, too??? (it's NOT the FIRST DUMB argument you've tried to sell on FR, but it's close to being the LEAST believable.)

free dixie,sw

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

oddly enough, i think you'll find that the COAST GUARD isn't mentioned by name either. nobody but a FOOL or a DUNCE would question that armed force's existence either. (the USCG was in existence when the Constitution was written.)

According to the Coast Guard website, the earliest antecedent of the USCG, the Lighthouse Service, was founded in 1789. The Revenue Cutter Service was authorized by congress in 1790, under the Treasury Department. The name "Coast Guard" didn't come into existence until 1915., when the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving Service were combined. Do you have evidence that it existed prior to 1787?

[Non-Sequitur]

oddly enough, i think you'll find that the COAST GUARD isn't mentioned by name either.

Even more oddly you will find that the Coast Guard is not considered a branch of the military. It is not part of the Department of Defense and not under control of the military except in time of war. The Constitutional justification of the Coast Guard can be found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.