On 3/8/07, Ben Yates ben.louis.yates@gmail.com wrote:
Aside from any particulars, what this episode in general represents if anything is how mob rule has overstepped even the Arbcom's role, at a
time
when JW has been almost completely out of the loop.
-Stevertigo
Isn't Jimmy just supposed to be the proverbial head of state at this point, no longer the commander in chief?
The last time I checked, the arbcom's powers are derived from Jimbo, not the other way round, so Jimbo had every right to act, since he is superior to the arbcom in hierarchical terms.
Also, I'm not sure what the difference between a "head of state" and "commander in chief" is - IIRC, they are the same in most countries, where the head of state is also the head of the country's military. I'm sure there's a meaningful point here, but it seems that the wrong word's been used.
Johnleemk