They went through hearings, the committee process, and passed it with 60 Democrat votes. It was legally passed.
Liberals fail to acknowledge that Americans citizens had phoned in to Washington a week earlier and 'melted' the phone lines demanding the bill NOT be passed. Obama, lying his ass off again, vowed no vote would be taken for 72 hours when the bill was ready so Americans could read it. Never happened. Instead they had Pelosi telling them, 'F* You, you don't have the right to know what is in a law Congress / Democrats are going to IMPOSE upon you until it is too late'.
That, BTW, BB, is not 'REPRESENTATIVE government'. It is self-appointed leaders imposing their will on the American people.
Again, a near Super majority number of Democrats rammed the legislation into law while the American people slept. They awoke to the news that the Democrats had passed it. Yes, it was 'legal' but does not change the facts stated above.