Why are commands validated before options and arguments?

Scenario:

* Command with a birth date and a hire date
* The hire date must be in the last 20 years (young company)
* The hire date must be after the birth date

I think in this, and in most cases where options and arguments are involved in command validation, validating the options and arguments first makes sense.

In the current code (via reading) the command validation happens first, and if there are command validation errors options and arguments are not validated. I think we should reverse this, or at least remove the short circuit if the command validation fails.