U.S. Navy Destroyer Locates Pirated Vessel

DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE) ^ | May 24, 2010 | n/a

[JohnBovenmyer]

They just need a CiC with the stones to do so

Not just a CiC. Someone needs to call Pelosi and Reid on this one:

Article I., Sect. 8. The Congress shall have power:
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To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
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With great power comes great responsibility. They are constitutionally empowered, but act UNpowered.