In the White House we have one traitor to the Constitution. It is none other than GWB.
And, folks, this bill HAD to go to the Supreme Court NOW while we still have enough Justices on it who value the Constitution, to settle this issue for the future.
Bush decided he had to keep himself in a position where he could fight for a majority Senate for the second half of his term, a position that will allow him to appoint the appellate judges and Supreme Court Justices that will better be able to defend the Constitution from all sorts of assaults. Currently half the appellate court was appointed by Clinton, and the Democrat Judiciary committee has already applied a religious test for confirmation to this public office and intends to continue to do so.
If we don't get a majority Senate, the Democrats will block all the best appointments that President Bush can make to keep the Court pro-Constitution.
Like the Vietnam War, this was a damned if you do, damned if you don't decision in terms of consequences. The President made a tough call, one a lot of people aren't happy with, and time will tell if the strategery will work the way he is praying.