The Constitution reigns supreme, that is the whole point of the court's ruling.
You really should read the ruling it is very well written by a judge who has a great love for and knowledge of our Constitution.
The court cannot rewrite the Constitution- you should wish all courts had borne that in mind through our history.
It is a beauty in our system that the war will end when the elected President ends it, or when a majority of the elected representatives end it.
What criteria would be used? Well, obviously one would be when the people referred to in the authorization are all handled- that is a finite number and obviously includes very few citizens.
Note that the president is NOT authorized to use this military force against ANY citizen who is a terrorist or enemy or criminal (this is a point many ignore); but only "against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons"
HE DETERMINES
Interesting phrase.
This administration has already purchased media advertisements that connect terrorism to drug use.
Can you be declared an "enemy combatant" if you are in possession of a small amount of prohibited drugs?
How about possession of prohibited ammunition? (In New Jersey a commonly used form of self defense ammunition is fined at the rate of $1000.00 and 1 year in prison per cartridge)(For non-felons)
The penalty at airports for any number of trivial offenses could become the foundation for exactly the same affadavit presented in the Hamidi case, or for that matter, the Lindh case.
These usurpations can only occur when a nation is no longer in touch with it's "inner rifleman".
References: Franz Kafka;George Orwell, et.al.
Best regards,