Weird Harold wrote:cthia wrote:The procedural step is but an issue that might be able to be circumvented by precedence. No one has ever had the gorilla's balls, therefore the gorilla's [C c]onstitution in its hands. Precedence and spirit of the Constitution together are powerful concepts.
I think the example of the "Mayhew Restoration" in Grayson applies here. The Keys argued that centuries of precedence over-ruled the written Constitution; the Courts disagreed with them.
The League is in a similar situation where the Mandarins can claim precedence (or lack of precedence) over-rules the Constitution. Since RFC controls the judiciary in the Honorverse, we can make an educated guess at what the Solarian courts will rule.
fallsfromtrees wrote:No we can make an educated guess how the Grayson court would rule. Given the corruption endemic in the SL, there is no way to predict how Solarian courts would rule.
Absolutely fallsfromtrees, my point exactly. No one can know how adept the Mandarins have become at perverting the League's Constitution. I'm willing to bet that selective perversion has become like commonplace over the centuries.
Playing the authorial fiat card or its smaller joker suggests fear? LOL
Any more of those cards you're saving in the corner of your hand just in case? LOL
Admittedly, an interesting comparison. Kudos.
At any rate, you are implying similarities between the two governments and Constitutions. Questionable strategy on your part. The two governments, nor their [C c]onstitutions are anything alike. Besides, that isn't
quite how I remember things anyway. PBIX, istr, stated his need to act immediately while the Keys were reeling and off-balance.
All-in-all, it certainly will be interesting how the author fiats or finesses it all in the next installment. But I believe I've been successful at showing the need to pause, look both ways, and proceed with caution.