What Joe said. The issue isn't the bill as a whole, its )i believe) 5 parts the Dems want removed. The chances of it getting veto'd by the president, then going back to congress and holding a 2/3 majority is slim to none without the changes. But, let's say it does pass as it.....
The ACLU would have it locked up in court so fast and for so long....it wouldn't matter. ANd due to the constitutionality of some of it, the higher courts would rule against some of it, having the Reps remove the 5 or so parts.
Understanding the political process, each party (but mainly hte right) puts out bills like this with extreme measures, and some good things, so that Obama will veto......that way they can point out the veto on the "good" parts so they can say Obama doesn't care about the safety of the country.
Politicians live in their own little world where it's not about doing what's best for the country, it's beating the other side of the aisle.