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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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