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Looks like the fears of a Supreme Court composed of Bush cheerleaders are greatly exaggerated. In a 5-3 decision (With Chief Justice John Roberts sidelined over a conflict of interest), the court ruled that the detention of combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the proposed military tribunals are unConstitutional. This means the "have it both ways" policy of an administration that wants to treat these detainees as neither citizens of Iraq deserving of a fair trial nor prisoners of war may have to come to an end as questions about the validity of what we are doing with Gitmo seem so far to be going against the administration.

I expect pundits and talking heads to sort out what all this means and what the Bush administration will do to deal with these detainees, who they insist pose a serious threat to our national security, while similarly insisting that no proof of these allegations is necessary, but that we must take them at their word. I believe this may be a first and fatal blow against an administration that insists that the mere questioning of its policies poses a threat to our national security, and that the Bill of Rights was not meant to apply during wartime, and who subsequently invoked an undefined, open ended war to further their agenda. I don't think this means Bush will be the next Nixon, as a lot of questions still remain, but I do feel it means his self proclaimed power has been greatly eroded and that there may be hope yet for the restoration of Democracy in America.