If the voters want a functional or effective government, they can elect a Congress that is capable of passing legislation. Allowing the executive branch or the

If the voters want a functional or effective government, they can elect a Congress that is capable of passing legislation. Allowing the executive branch or the judicial branch to perform the role of the legislative branch enables voters to get away with electing dysfunctional Congresses that struggle to do basic tasks like elect a Speaker or pass a budget. Returning the legislative powers to Congress would be as simple as allowing the executive branch agencies to continue proposing laws but Congress would have to affirmatively pass them into law instead of merely not pass a resolution blocking them.