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This is what I've always believed, because it's true. It's why I raised hell about every President that has grabbed power and the Congress letting them, or even worse, when Congress relegates and gives up its power to the executive. It's also why I don't like the Senate being elected by popular vote rather than by the state legislatures. The House is "The People's House" where the people have their voices heard and their power felt. The Senate is where the states have their voices heard and their power felt, well, at least they used to be until the Progressives killed that with Populism and Nationalism and were able to get the 17th Amendment passed - I feel it should be repealed just as the 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
We have checks and balance in the Constitution, but not co-equal branches.
Here's the link: Congress Is Not a Coequal Branch of Government — It’s Supreme | National Review
We have checks and balance in the Constitution, but not co-equal branches.
Here's the link: Congress Is Not a Coequal Branch of Government — It’s Supreme | National Review
Congress Is Not a Coequal Branch of Government — It’s Supreme
By JAY COST
January 14, 2019 6:30 AM
Our country has forgotten aspects of republicanism, especially the notion of self-government.
When Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as speaker of the House earlier this month, she promised the American people renewed congressional vigor. Congress, she solemnly declared, is “coequal to the presidency and judiciary,” and House Democrats would act accordingly. Democratic partisans masquerading as public intellectuals have similarly rediscovered the virtues of legislative power, touting the importance of Congress as a coequal branch of government.
The problem with this? Congress is not coequal. It is superior. The notion of coequality of the branches is a myth that has been popularized over the past half century, during the rise of the imperial presidency, as a way to boost the executive’s standing in the eyes of the public.
There are three main reasons that Congress is supreme. ... (You have to read the article to find out)