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The constitutional specifically prohibits a standing army No, it doesn't: The Congress shall have Power ... To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation
by twoodfin 11y ago
The constitutional specifically prohibits a standing army
No, it doesn't:
The Congress shall have Power ... To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
As long as Congress keeps appropriating money for it, we can have a standing army.
- jMyles 11y agoThat's not a "standing" army - that's the whole point. The debate raged back and forth at the CC on this point with everyone ultimately agreeing that this two-year limitation was something short of a "standing" army.