[rb22982]

The school of thought that would argue that our Founders in 1787 would have specifically provided for an Air Force if they had intended us to have one, has the tougher argument to make, I think.

All it would take is an amendment. How many people do you think would not vote for an amendment to allow the Air Force?

[Melas]

Semantics. The Air Force could be covered under the provisions of either the army or the navy. The operational seperation of the Army Air Corps into the Air Force doesn't change the constitutionality of the necessary provision for our national defense. Who knows? Maybe one day, we'll have a Space Corps who'll man orbital weapons platforms. That will be constitutional without the necessity of amending the constitution as well.