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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 2477978" data-attributes="member: 307">The main point of contention here is that I fundamentally disagree with the notion that somehow, Adama's control of the military is independent of the civilian government. I know he worked out an informal arrangement with Roslin, but that was solely due to Roslin's own inexperience with military matters. It would be impossible for a government to function that had the military not subject to the orders of the chief executive (in point of fact, no one has been able to come up with a single example of a functioning government structured like that). She continually refers to "preserving our democratic way of life" and "upholding the Articles of Colonization" in support of her position, even using that line of reasoning when confronted with the sentry she had to talk her way past to escape, which leads me to believe that she is legally correct, but may not have the raw power to back that up. I also think that is why she was able to secure significant support for her escape from military personnel - two pilots, two members of the deck crew, the doctor, and at least four other crewmen helped her escape. That doesn't happen by accident. When her aide stayed behind, he didn't stay behind because she was acting illegally, he stayed behind because he thought her actions would divide the fleet.Sure, she told Starbuck about her beliefs, and then Starbuck acted on them. She didn't actually go around Adama, so much as she ignored his existence. My take on this is that she had the legal authority to order Adama to do what she wanted, but didn't because she hoped to avoid direct confrontation with him. Now that it is inevitable, she's more than willing. I would suggest that she didn't consult the Quorum because she didn't have time to do so. Given their reaction to her revelation of her status while in prison, it doesn't seem like she would have had much trouble supporting her - in point of fact, they seem to be willing to support her in the face of active military opposition to her authority.Or, merely the groundwork of a person who is the chief elected official of a government asserting her authority in the face of a reactionary and recalcitrant pair of officers with autocratic tendencies.</blockquote>

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