[Lazamataz]

Where does the idea of contemporenous construction of the constitution fit in? That is the idea that if it was permissible at the time of ratification, it should be ok today. I am especially interested in Letters of Marque and Reprisal which permit private warships.

Private warships fire upon other aggressive or hostile warships in an area where collateral damage is highly unlikely.

Private warships satisified the discrimination test well, in those open seas.

[ghostcat]

BTW, great discussion.

[HaveGunWillTravel]

suitcase nukes, dictators, servants of the people. Whoever has control of the nuke owns it for all practical purposes. This can certainly be an individual. We rely on that individuals discretion and respect for the rest of us. That individual may as well be me.

[society-by-contract]

Private warships could, did and do engage in ship-to-shore bombardment. By the way you have a facility, as witnessed in other posts and other threads, to convey your ideas effectivly through the use of humor.

Brady