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See exactly where Congress drifted from the Constitution — and why it matters.
The Root Problem: Congress has rewritten its own job description.
The House gave away its legislative power. The Senate replaced majority rule with minority veto.
Article I, Section 1:
“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”
The word “All” is deliberate. Lawmaking belongs exclusively to elected representatives accountable to the people.
The House routinely passes vague, open-ended statutes that let unelected agencies write thousands of pages of binding regulations — often carrying fines and criminal penalties.
Since the 1930s, the Court has allowed this under a weak “intelligible principle” test. Only two statutes were ever struck down on non-delegation grounds (1935). Broad delegations continue today.
Result: An unaccountable fourth branch — the administrative state — that no voter can remove.
Supermajority votes are required only in specific cases explicitly listed:
For ordinary legislation, the design is clear: simple majority after debate.
The Senate’s self-imposed 60-vote cloture rule (finalized in 1975) now blocks most major bills. A minority can prevent legislation that passed the House by simple majority.
SAVE America Act: Passed the House by simple majority → stalled in Senate because it cannot get 60 votes to overcome the filibuster.
Result: Electoral victories become hollow. Gridlock protects the machine.
Federalist Papers #51, #53, #62–63 • Constitutional Convention debates on supermajorities • Anti-Federalist warnings about concentrated power.
Schechter Poultry (1935) • Panama Refining (1935) • Loper Bright (2024) • Major Questions Doctrine cases.
• Ask candidates to sign the Pledge
• Track votes on delegation bills
• Support state-level nullification / Article V efforts
• Primary challengers who defend the machine