Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-12 19:37:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 419B2E344C00220246FD7477298C6298F41936F6ECCD69FC6D7EA132885F3CDF
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