In a republic, the question is never merely whether something can be done. The question is who may do it, under what law, and within what limits. That is the architecture of constitutional democracy.

The Constitution guarantees life, liberty, dignity, equality, and protection from degrading treatment. These are not seasonal rights. They do not dim when a uniform appears. They bind the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary and “all other organs of government.” The military is not exempt from constitutional gravity. It is held by it.