[bobsunshine]

It's not as bad as "FOX" is reporting. Some of the sections of the decision are a 4-4 vote. According to Fox News, they haven't even read the ruling yet. I hate to say it, but CNN people are reading the ruling and keep coming back to report on what it says.

One thing, the ruling only says that the military tribunal are not legal. So go back and look at another option or they could hold them until the WOT is over. The SCOTUS doesn't say you have to try these enemy combatants a certain way. Also, the SCOTUS is not saying to close Gitmo. Maybe President Bush can send them all to Mr. Kennedy and Kerrys' houses. They have lots of room to hold them.

[jwalsh07]

Actually it is pretty bad on second glance, the effect of Steven's opinion is that we, the people of the USofgoodoleA, have a treaty with Al Qaeda.

A treaty never signed by the POTUS or approved by Congress. JUstice Stevens just did it by judicial fiat.

How else can one explain his opinion that the Al Qaeda is covered by the Geneva Convention?

[syriacus]

The SCOTUS doesn't say you have to try these enemy combatants a certain way. Also, the SCOTUS is not saying to close Gitmo.

Good points

1) The libs screamed that the detainees needed to be given trials.

2) Bush was willing to give them trials.