Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-13 01:14:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 142E02B47488A89587B123F034961A76AEA20CC6B5E805177311454B0B334466
Participant Details
Original Note:
33 U.S. Code ยง 381 gives the president broad authority to order the navy to conduct anti piracy operations for the protection of merchant vessels. This has been US law since 1815. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/33/381 https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/d/declarations-war-authorizations-use-military-force.html
All Note Details