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> it's also valid for Congress to decide to abdicate its powers

Yeah, that's a "no." Taking away power from voters and handing it to unelected bureaucrats is specifically what the Constitution is meant to protect against.

All legislative power in the government is vested in Congress, constitutionally. That power cannot be delegated to anyone, precisely because it would result in tyranny and disenfranchisement of voters (i.e. "us").

The only way to enable this is to amend the Constitution, which, if that's what voters want, they can do.




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