Originally Posted by George Knighton
With a small measure of irony, I'll point out that it's the
courts that will decide whether Congress should have done that.
Exactly. Congress can pass it, but if the Supreme Court rejects it then it goes to the chopper. From what I understand, Congress will pass a law, the President will review and sign it to approve, but all that can be stopped if the courts decided that the law is unconstitutional.