War Powers Under the Constitution of the United States

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts, founded his chief objections to the Constitution on the grounds, 1. That the legislature had power to make what laws they might please to call necessary and proper; 2. To raise armi...