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It can't also assess whether the decision was right, or even whether it made sense, or reveal any of the secret intelligence that supposedly supported his decision.
Indeed. But I can bitch about it online.
Edit: my initial post was comparing the lack of responsibility we give minors, eg not voting, while at the same time holding them accountable for their actions as being ridiculous
jellybaby
What went through the courts was an examination of a politician's executive fiat.
What the courts found was that the law gave him the right to issue that fiat, and that everything he should have considered was put before him. It can't also assess whether the decision was right, or even whether it made sense, or reveal any of the secret intelligence that supposedly supported his decision.