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Walter B. Jones: “The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2014
The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature.
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Jones references Madison to emphasize Congress's war powers.

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