The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States, handed down in 1944:
"The properly constituted military authorities feared an invasion of our West Coast and felt constrained to take proper security measures.... Congress, reposing its confidence in this time of war in our military leaders-as inevitably it must-determined that they should have the power to do just this."

Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0323_0214_ZO.html

What security measures are being referred to in this case?

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The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States, handed down in 1944:
"The properly constituted military authorities feared an invasion of our West Coast and felt constrained to take proper security measures.... Congress, reposing its confidence in this time of war in our military leaders-as inevitably it must-determined that they should have the power to do just this."

Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0323_0214_ZO.html

What security measures are being referred to in this case?

anonymous · Answer

i think the militarily wanted power to secure the West Coast because they fear an invasion, It looks as if they think that congress should allow them to do so without asking, they feel as if they dont have authority to order themselves to do it, but in this case they should.