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BOTH Bushes telegraphed yesterday they would act unilaterally.
The Supreme Court has called their bluff.

When did President George W Bush say he would act on his own yesterday?

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When did President George W Bush say he would act on his own yesterday?

At his press conference about an hour before Jeb's:

"And I believe that in a case such as this, the legislative branch, the executive branch ought to err on the side of life, which we have. And now we'll watch the courts make its decisions. But we look at all options from the executive branch perspective," said Bush. http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=39270

Contrary to some published transcripts, he said "look", present tense, not "looked."
And something you cannot get from a transcript: He paused before the last sentence. Then in a deeper and much sterner voice finished the remark. If SCOTUS was paying attention, they did not get it. The Russians would never have mistaken the tone and implications. But it is clear he was saying that Congress was done and the judicial branch was not going to be further consulted.