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Okay, I misunderstood your point then. That said, I don't think a knock against the administration really serves well as a knock against the bill (some twist on an ad hominem perhaps? lol). And I have to say I kind of doubt they would break the constitution to achieve anything. (If they felt it was wrong they might try reform, but I doubt it. Especially in the current political climate.)
Most of my post was not directed at you, for the record, but just a comment on what I do see a lot of from some of the less kindly of comments -- and unfortunately, from a lot of journalists and pundits whose goal seems less to report the news than it is to push their political agenda (whether it be for or against).
I have to say that American politics have always seemed polarised to me. If you ask any given American what political "alignment" they have, the majority will probably answer either Democrat or Republican. If you were to ask the same question to random Canadians, I think you would find that the majority of us reject any political affiliation. It makes for a whole different political climate up here, because every time a new issue comes up the lines are redrawn and the "teams" change completely. There is a very, very little loyalty to political parties among non-politicians in Canada.
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