"The Divine One" has been handed a great political victory; a victory of such magnitude so as to get him reelected.
Actually, if this act was struck down, the stock markets would have rallied and banks may have loosened their lending restrictions. The economy would have improved just before the election. This now means the economy will not improve and can only get worse. People vote their pocket books. Just look at the one poster who wonders if he will go to jail if he has no job and cannot pay the fine.