in the united nations -- tell me jeane kirkpatrick was not constitutional? she stared down tyrants small and large. that was a constitutional.and doing god's work at the united nations. what else can we say? i could talk more, could reminds that it was in marbury vs. madison, john marshall, questions in their nature, political, or by the constitution and the laws submitted to the executive can never be made by this court. the president has certain discretionary powers for which he is, quote accountable only to his country, in his political character and to his own conscience. that is constitutional. that is what it means to have a president, another case for your -- the court rejected the challenge of the congressional delegation lawsuits against president jimmy carter's decision to terminate the defense treaty with taiwan without going hat in hand to the house and senate. associate justice william rehnquist wrote, the constitution is expressed as to the manner in which the senate shall participate in the ratification of a treaty it is silent as to that body