[Polonius]

Read the NR piece referenced in this article. The upshot is that members of each branch swears to protect the Constitution, and therefore should act on what they believe to be constitutional. The courts, of course, get the final say, but the point is that they shouldn't be the only ones considering whether a bill is constitutional.

[my4kidsdad]

Maybe Bush has, as a previous post suggested, discussed the issue with one or several members of the SCOTUS and is deferring to them to crush the bill, thus not tarnishing his record in the eyes of the voters. CFR APPEARS to be unconstitutional, but we'll see what happens....kinda scary that Starr is in charge.