On the recordJuly 11, 2014
The World English Dictionary defines ``invasion.'' Among the definitions is: invading with Armed Forces; but it is: any encroachment or intrusion; the onset or advent of something harmful, as in a disease; pathologically, the spread of cancer from its point of origin into surrounding tissues. Under Random House Dictionary, the definitions include: the entrance or advent of anything troublesome or harmful, as disease; entrance, as if to take possession or overrun--and it gives the example, the annual invasion of the resort by tourists--and also, infringement by intrusion. It comes from Middle English from the 1400s. That is where we get our word ``invasion'' in the English language. It is important because, in the Constitution, under article I, section 8, it says that Congress has the authority to call for the military during times of invasion. That is the Congress has that power. That is why it is in article I. Then, as I mentioned yesterday, you have article I, section 10, which the third clause--there are three little clauses or sections there. They are not a numbered section, but the third sentence says: No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.…
