[El Gato]

I’m not willing to let any of the Constitution slide. But when you don’t have a case......

You have to pick your battles

IOW, lets just "let it slide".

Good think Patton didn't think that way, the Germans would still be in Antwerp.

[Shadowfax]

This isn’t war. It’s a court of law. Patton would have made a crappy lawyer.