But the majority opinion of Justice John Paul Stevens paid little heed to the Administration's parade of horribles. A decorated World War II veteran, Justice Stevens may well have thought that he was at least as qualified as the civilians in the Bush Justice Department to forecast the impact of the court's ruling on military efficiency.
但以大法官约翰·保罗·史蒂文斯为代表的多数派意见对布什政府的恐怖预告并不在意。作为二战的功勋老兵，史蒂文斯法官很可能认为自己至少和布什政府司法部的官员们一样有资格预测高院裁决对美国军事效力的影响。