I don't understand how the court has jurisdiction over the military,given that the president is the Command-in-chief.
Where did the court derive this authority?
Are you suggesting that the President, as CIC, should have unchecked authority over the military?
That's called a dictatorship, and is more scary than any amount of judicial review.
You're crazy.
You also didn't answer my question.
sporting,
in a way he did answer your question.
SCOTUS is there to rule on the Constitutionality of actions by the Congress and the Executive branches. Checks and balances, pretty good design so far in our history, perhaps flawed at times, but better than a monarchy/oligarchy, no?
Would it be OK if the CIC didn't like men with black hair, freckles, and blue eyes (an Irishman perhaps) and refused to allow them to serve? The Supremes would likely overrule that command.
Geno
