The questioning from the Elysée Palace Faction members left Speaker Du Ban and some Order Party members silent. If they could trust the President and the Ministry of War, they would not be painstakingly researching how to obtain military authority without the Ministry's involvement.
Of course, no one present would admit to distrusting the Ministry of War; they would only assert that they hold an army under the control of the Legislative Assembly in the name of protecting the assembly.
While some Order Party members and Speaker Du Ban were speechless, Thiers stood up with a smile and said in a calm tone, "We respect the President's authority over the military, but the Legislative Assembly is the highest authority in France, the core of the nation, and it should rightfully have the power to protect the laws it enacts from being amended. Gentlemen, establishing a unit directly under the assembly does not violate the spirit of democracy and the rule of law."
