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
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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)
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