On the recordMarch 14, 2011
Article 1, section 8 of our Constitution clearly gives Congress the ability to define and punish piracy and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations.
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congress.govDuncan Hunter: “Article 1, section 8 of our Constitution clearly gives Congress the ability to define and punish piracy and felonies…”
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Hunter emphasizes Congress's constitutional authority to address piracy.
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