• radix@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution defines the powers of Congress, including:

    To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

    To provide and maintain a Navy;

    To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

    According to the words of the Constitution, Congress can’t appropriate any money to the Air Force.

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      7 months ago

      “Raise your little armies everyone! First your left arm and then your right arm and then your bear arm! Now wave your armies!”