"The Federal courts clearly have jurisdiction only over (i) U.S. citizens, (ii) persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and (iii) others to whom Congress extends the courts' jurisdiction."

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This would seem to include jurisdiction over the President, the military, the cia, etc. etc. The Constitution does not merely 'protect' certain persons, it also limits the power of others (namely, those in government) to perform certain acts. The powers of even the president are not unlimited ---regardless of whether those suffering from thos acts are U.S. citizens or not. The constitution is not merely a protective device that can only be employed by "special" people - it is also a limiting device which keeps government (and the people who make it up) from using powers that have been proscribed. At least that is what many 'conservative' legal scholars of the "limited government" school would argue.

I am amazed that someone would suggest that the political branches simply ignore the courts and do what they please. It sounds to me that, like Sir Thomas Moore's prospective Son-in-Law in "A Man for All Seasons", you would "cut down every Law in England" to get at your devil.