553 U. S. ____ (2008)

UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. AHMED RESSAM

on writ of certiorari to the united states court ofappeals for the ninth circuit

Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Scalia joins, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.

Because the plain language of the statute squarely answers the question presented in this case, I join only Part I of the Court’s opinion.