Re:NSA Phone Snooping Cannot Be Challenged in Court, Feds Say
by dragonwriter on Friday July 19, 2013 @06:30PM
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> If you close your eyes really hard, you can convince yourself that the Supreme Court isn't part of government and that therefore this phrase isn't completely ludicrous.
Its not ludicrous as it is; the executive branch represents the government, as such, in court. The courts may be part of the same government, but they can, and do, rule against the government position in cases in which the government is a party, as well as ruling for the government in some such cases, making it perfectly reasonable to describe the Supreme Court deciding for (or against, as applicable) the government.
Its not ludicrous as it is; the executive branch represents the government, as such, in court. The courts may be part of the same government, but they can, and do, rule against the government position in cases in which the government is a party, as well as ruling for the government in some such cases, making it perfectly reasonable to describe the Supreme Court deciding for (or against, as applicable) the government.