With enforcing the laws and the courts with interpreting them. This forwards against the abuse of power by any one branch. The separation of pow sers at the core of the fundamental premisele of our constitutional design that a limited government, divided in three branches, exercises enumerated powers is necessary to protect individual liberty and the rule of law. Unfortunately, over the last several decades, congress has aloud its powers to gradually be chipped away at by the other branches. By allowing its powers to be diminished, congress, especially this house, effectively permitting the people to be deprived of their most responsive voice in the federal government. Through the legislation before us today, and other legislation that the house has actively pursued in recent years, we can begin to reestablish and enforce the limits on the authority of the other two branches. Although no package of bills by itself can rebuild congress institutional strength and restore the constitution
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On Friday, just before the Supreme Court rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R-Texas) explosive lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election in four key swing states, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.) asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to refuse to seat members of the next Congress who support President Donald Trump’s effort to challenge the election results. Pascrell accused the 126 Republicans who supported the Texas lawsuit of “insurrection or rebellion” or at least, of supporting “insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution.
“Stated simply, the men and women who would act to tear the United States Government apart cannot serve as Members of the Congress,” Pascrell said in a letter to Pelosi and a statement he posted on Twitter.