Originally Posted By: the G-man of Zur-En-Arrh
...In fact, the founding fathers set up the entire "separation of powers" structure in part so that government couldn't ram through ill considered (or dangerous) laws that threaten the long term well being of the nation just because something was popular in the heat of the moment.


Err the bill is going through the usual process. Republicans tried to stop it from being even debated and they were outnumbered.

Fair play!