Ancesthntr wrote: “Actually, it was Gov. Rudy Perpich of Minnesota who refused, and was batted down (unanimously, btw) by the Supreme Court.”
You are correct. However, Gov Dukakis had filed a similar claim and was also rejected for the same reasons.
“However, Gov Dukakis had filed a similar claim and was also rejected for the same reasons.”
Which just made him look that much more ridiculous during his ill-fated presidential campaign when he rode in the turret cupola of an M-1 tank while wearing a CVC helmet.