Ron Paul's plan to fend off pirates - Erika Lovley - POLITICO.com

Ron Paul's plan to fend off pirates - Erika Lovley - POLITICO.com: "A little-known congressional power could help the federal government keep the Somali pirates in check — and possibly do it for a discount price.

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and a growing number of national security experts are calling on Congress to consider using letters of marque and reprisal, a power written into the Constitution that allows the United States to hire private citizens to keep international waters safe."