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I would not say "I know" the government is not going to pass a bill. Heck I am waiting to see what the new Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is going to do.
Trying to pass and even passing is not the same as enforcing. I probably would not exaggerate saying there are probably 100,000 laws that either violate, or are likely in violation of the Constitution. Reasons why they still exist would be
a) they are not enforced, so they can't be challenged
b) they haven't been enforced, so they couldn't be challenged
c) they are currently being challenged
Note that once a law is overturned, and a similar law is created which is still in violation, legislators can be held in contempt and arrested by US Marshals