Column: Congress gave away its power and got nothing in return

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Whatever you think about American politics and government, whether you are on the right, the left or somewhere in the middle, you should be mad at Congress. I don’t just mean the Republican-controlled Congress — though, by all means be mad at them — I mean the institution as a whole.

Let’s start with the big picture.

In our constitutional system, Congress is the supreme branch of government. It is not “coequal” to other branches and any claims to the contrary are Nixonian propaganda . The Nixon White House forced “coequal” into mainstream usage as a way to defend itself from congressional oversight. “Coequal” doesn’t appear in the Constitution. It’s used sparingly in the Federa