a.    **textually demonstrable const. commitment of the issue to a
coordinate political dept
b.    **a lack of judicially discoverable & manageable standards
for resolving the issue
c.    the impossibility of deciding w/out an initial policy
determination of a kind clearly for nonjudicial discretion
d.    the impossibility of a court’s undertaking independent
resolution w/o expressing lack of the respect due to the co-ordinate
branches of gvmt.
e.    an unusual need for unquestioning adherence to a political
decision already made
f.    **the potential for embarrassing multiple pronouncements by
multiple departments on one question.