Power to raise armies
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From 245 U.S. 366 - Selective Draft Law Cases · 1918Most cited · 237 citing opinions
The possession of authority to enact the statute must be found in the clauses of the Constitution giving Congress power 'to declare war; * * * to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years; * * * to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.