Reply #14: Not really.

[northzax]

From what I've seen of the Obama legal framework, that wouldn't hold up to internal scrutiny. It was far easier to comply now, when there are plenty of distractions, than run this all the way up to the Supremes for something he doesn't believe in. One thing Obama has demonstrated repeatedly in his career is a knack for picking his battles well, he's not going to waste his capital on something like this that he's going to lose eventually anyway.

Plus, let's look at the cold political calculus: the same week as the largest protests against his policies so far, he just reminded everyone about the assholes who got us into this mess.