Letters of Marque and Reprisal: Their Purpose
In Article I, Section 8, the Constitution provides the following power to Congress: “To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;”
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Nullification Works!
The inclination to grant monopoly power to the federal government in order to define the extent of its own authority has proven disastrous. Instead, we can bring about the potential of nullification with the understanding that liberty is more likely to exist when localities are spurred to act as a bulwark of resistance against federal overreach. The catalyst for this remedy must always be the individual.