Congress does not have power to raise and support armies, or an appropriation of money for that use may be for a longer term than two years
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Congress has power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States 1 0 2and
Congress has power to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Congress has power to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money for that use shall be for a longer term than two years 1 0 2Citations
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