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I look forward to hearing your argument against maintaining an Air Force. The constitution lists and army and a navy. It doesn't say anything about an air forc

• clarkmoody 11y ago
  The Air Force started as a branch of the Army, which poses no constitutional problem I can see. Assuming there was a problem, I have no issue going through the amendment process to modify Article 1, Section 8 to include an Air Force. I'm surprised that of all the things the federal government does, this one merits a comment.
  • jonathankoren 11y ago
    The reason why I brought it up is because it illustrates just how flexible "strict textual constitutionalists" actually are. Like most political arguments, it quickly falls into "Well, I like this, so there." By a strict textual reading, without amendment, the Air Force has been unconstitutional since September 16, 1947, and so should be immediately remanded to several states, because there's no strict authority spawning from the 18th century for establishing an air force. The second amendment, also talks about bearing arms in the explicit context of "a well regulated [state] militia" and nothing else, but that gets washed over because, "I like my hobby."