Do Stupak and friends realize that even if Obama is true to his word, nothing stops a future president from rescinding the executive order?
The Supreme Court has already ruled that a line item veto (even with Congress' approval) is not consitutional. Any EO in which portions of this bill will not be implemented is an unconstitutional act. The Pro-Death crowd knows this and that is why they are not upset about the Obama promise. First of all Obama has no intention of keeping it, and secondly, even if he did try to implement this EO, the courts will strike it down faster than you can say line item veto.
Um. In Obama’s mind there will be no future President other than him.