The Zimmerman case is definitely creating the opportunity for Obama to ram through all these executive orders with more cover than usual, even among the conservatives and, shamefully, members of Congress who should be making "point of order" speeches around the clock. But note how the announcement was also made AFTER the filibuster argument cave by the RINO's. Had Obama destroyed the coal industry (which is what this act effectively does) before the filibuster argument deal, I'm sure that Ted Cruz or Mike Hunt would be filibustering the EPA nominee bigtime.
Sad day, and we are now at a point where if the senate is not retaken AND CONTROLLED by conservatives, the run is over for most of us, and will take a lot of work by the Millennials, and possibly the Gen-Y'rs, to turn it back, but that start won't even begin to happen until about 2025 minimum, and most probably not until 2040.