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Re:Nancy Pelosi Says House Will Pass Coronavirus Bill with F... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday March 12, 2020 @01:23PM (#22559255)
> Federal government's duty to the people (according to the Constitution) is seeing to their safety from foreign threats

Where does the Constitution say this?

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Re:Nancy Pelosi Says House Will Pass Coronavirus Bill with F... by thesuperbigfrog on Thursday March 12, 2020 @01:55PM (#22559677)
The Preamble states that one of the purposes of the Constitution is "to provide for the common defence".

Article 1, Section 8 specifies that Congress shall have power to: punish piracy, declare war, raise and support armies, provide and maintain a navy, provide for calling forth the militia to repel invasions.

Article 2, Section 2 specifies that the President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States.

Defending the nation against foreign threats is integral to national security and definitely part of the US Constitution.

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