1. Senate makes the House more-or-less powerless through over-represented small states and long-term political dynasties. (House is wildly gerrymandered, but th

1. Senate makes the House more-or-less powerless through over-represented small states and long-term political dynasties. (House is wildly gerrymandered, but that's moot.) 2. Senate is sufficiently partisan and supplicant to the executive. Subordinate VP often breaks ties. 3. SCOTUS is packed even more than 2. because Obama was a wimp and RBG refused to retire. 4. SCOTUS incrementally legislates from the bench that POTUS is more-or-less king with every ruling that defies legal and traditional precedent. Result: Welcome to third world USA, Brazil edition.