布什政府认为只要一提起"战争"和"恐怖主义"这样的字眼，它就有权要求全国上下对其言听计从。 但最高法院的裁决确认了这样一个根本原则：即便是最严重的危险也不能成为布什政府要求如此特权的理由。
But the Supreme Court's rulings affirm the fundamental principle that even grave dangers do not warrant the sort of blanket deference to which the Bush Administration believes it is entitled whenever it utters the words "war" and "terrorism."