The ruling allows for some access to the Courts (which may turn out to be very minimal) to assure that there is some evidence supporting detentions of those accused of being enemy combatants. The ruling, whether it is right or wrong in its particulars, responds to a very serious issue: where large numbers of people are being seized, not just on the field of battle in uniform, but on the streets and in their homes, what should we as a free society do to make sure we’re not making mistakes? How far should we go to make sure we’re not ruining innoecent lives based on bounty-hunting or vengeance by local informants, or recklessness by our own government?

Thoughtful and serious people may have different answers to these questions. Mr. Grossman’s snark is not thoughtful or serious. Again, on such a serious issue, I expected more from this site.