How to Protect Shipping Routes without Shredding the Constitution
Description
Defending ocean trade routes doesn’t require shredding the Constitution. When French warships were seizing hundreds of American vessels, President John Adams didn’t panic. He followed the Constitution – deferred to Congress over a dozen times – and still got the job done. In this episode, learn the forgotten – and completely ignored – history behind war powers and the Constitution, and how it all played out in the so-called Quasi-War with France.
Path to Liberty: March 28, 2025
Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Podbean | Youtube Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Platforms Here
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/6pU_6orI1WE?si=H_4aNpi-CrqfMFql" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
SHOW LINKS:
JOIN TAC
Maharrey – War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France
John Adams – Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Relations with France (16 May 1797)
John Jay – Charge to the Grand Jury, the Circuit Court for the District of Virginia (22 May 1793)
An Act providing a Naval Armament (1 July 1797)
John Adams – First Annual Address to Congress (22 Nov 1797)
John Adams – Special Message to Congress (19 Mar 1798)
James McHenry – Letter to Alexander Hamilton (12 May 1798)
Alexander Hamilton – Letter to James McHenry (17 May 1798)
James McHenry – Letter to John Adams (18 May 1798)
An Act further to protect the Commerce of the United States (9 July 1798)
John Adams – Letter to John Marshall (4 Sept 1800)
MORE VIDEO SOURCES
Watch on Rumble
FOLLOW and SUPPORT TAC:
Become a Member: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/members/
Email Newsletter: http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/register
RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest
The post How to Protect Shipping Routes without Shredding the Constitution first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.
United States
