And let's leave everything else to the states and localities. There are a few others. Bankruptcy laws come to mind. And of course, The power to provide for our national defense, to assemble an army and a navy [is a federal power]. The power to declare war. Then there's perhaps my favorite power of Congress that often goes unutilized and inert, almost rendered vestigial, but shouldn't be. The power to grant letters of mark and reprisal. (28:27–28:36)
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Asserts that national defense, including maintaining armed forces, is a federal power.
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