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on Piracy
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Topic:
Piracy |
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Gives Congress the responsibility of regulating the seas and punishing offenses of piracy.
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Citation
and Text from the Constitution:
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10
(The Congress shall have Power) To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
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