<>The courts have assumed greater importance in our political system precisely because Congress’s abdication of its constitutional responsibility to legislate has made the executive branch’s administrative-state powers the source of law.<>
Thank the 17th Amendment.
It makes bribing every state legislature to get preferred Senators look like a smart investment for the Deep State, since it would give them access to the near limitless money the federal government takes in, thanks to the Income Tax.
Everyone wants a piece of it.