Another major blow for the administration's self-annointed "war powers", the Supreme Court today voted 5-3 against the use of military tribunals in Gitmo. Stating that these tribunals are in no way constitutional and give President Bush more power than he is allowed, the High court reminded the administration that it has not been issued a "blank check". What will this do to the administration? Most likely it will make them even more capricious and force them to find a different path to the same goal. Also, being an election year, do not be surprised if this is used as ammunition for Republican campaigns (possibly a revival of the gay marriage ban rhetoric), calling this another instance of an "activist judiciary". For now, the administration has to take this ruling with all the weight of the law and change their position on about 10 euphemistically labeled "enemy combatants" in Guantanamo.
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