Scofflaws in Congress need to face consequences over Supreme Court nonaction
Constitutional responsibility — we have not heard much about this lately, but it is federal law. Anyone who is hired to do a job is expected to know the responsibilities and obligations of the job. By voting, we the people “hired” congresspersons and a president almost eight years ago. The Constitution requires the executive branch (president) to submit proposals to the legislative branch (Congress) for discussion and consideration. This is not only expected but required by federal law.
Some members of Congress have declared that they will ignore the requirements of their job.
We hired them; now we need to fire all who refuse to do the work, and as scofflaws, they need to face consequences.
Bring this issue before the eight-member Supreme Court. It will be interesting to see if the judicial branch really supports our Constitution.
Mary Ross, Cambria
This story was originally published March 14, 2016 at 8:58 PM with the headline "Scofflaws in Congress need to face consequences over Supreme Court nonaction."