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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the armed forces of the United States constitutionally is under the Commander in Chief, and that constitutional barrier…

On the recordJuly 26, 2009
the armed forces of the United States constitutionally is under the Commander in Chief, and that constitutional barrier is of some interest to us.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton discusses the constitutional command structure of the armed forces.

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