It's about upholding the Constitution, Mr. Bush

[courtesy of Blog for America]

The latest set-back for the Bush Administration is entitled Boumediene v. Bush and, IMHO, the conservatives are quite correct in being really upset.  Because Justice Kennedy has finally made his point that the Constitution is a limiting document, designed to define and restrict the behavior of the agents of government in exchange for their having been granted the power to use force.  As one of the commenters on the  News Hour pointed out, the implication of the decision reaches much further than the prison on Guantanmo.  In establishing that the Constitution follows the flag, it will affect U.S. government actions all around the globe.