THOMAS JEFFERSON FIRST FOUGHT MUSLIM TERRORISTS

By Attorney Jonathan Emord
Author of "The Rise of Tyranny" and,
"Global Censorship of Health Information"
December 16, 2010
NewsWithViews.com

In the earliest days of our Republic, without a formal declaration of war from Congress, Thomas Jefferson created the United States Navy and Marines and went to war against Muslim terrorists who were attacking American vessels, enslaving American seamen, and holding those seamen and American property hostage until ransom was paid. Our history thus provides a clear, illustrative example of how the President as Commander in Chief may direct the American military to destroy terrorists intent on taking American lives and property.

The President’s supreme power as Commander in Chief to direct American military forces against terrorist foes has long constitutional roots stemming from the Constitution’s Article II, Section 2. While in the foreign realm the President’s power to command American military forces is paramount; in the domestic realm he functions as a civilian in all but the rarest of circumstances when, pursuant to the Constitution’s Article I, Section 9, the Congress of the United States suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus “in Cases of Rebellion or Invasionâ€