This decision didn't pass either congress or the senate, so no need to harp on them. The signature on the paper giving this decision authority is the signature

This decision didn't pass either congress or the senate, so no need to harp on them. The signature on the paper giving this decision authority is the signature of POTUS, nobody else's. For once, it wasn't the congresscritters' fault. Obama is in charge of the executive, so this decision either passed on his desk, leaving with a stamp of approval, or he at the very least has the power to block it. Other candidates were Mitt Romney, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Virgil Goode and Rocky Anderson. If I had to pick one least likely to approve this, I'd put my money on Gary Johnson, but I realize it's a fool's bet. Though I think I'd also put my money on Obama if the question was "who's most likely to approve this decision ?".