1. United States
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The United States was never intended to be a monarchy. The president is not a king, and the executive branch was not designed to operate without scrutiny. An active, engaged Congress that upholds it's role as a co-equal branch of the government is something our constitutional system depends on. Oversight is not optional, nor is it a courtesy extended by the executive branch, or a partisan tactic to be deployed only when politically convenient. Oversight is a core constitutional duty. When Congress fails to exercise oversight—when it tolerates missed deadlines, ignored subpoenas, or open defiance of the law—it does not merely weakens accountability and itself. Congress was designed to be a check on executive power specifically because unchecked authority inevitably leads to abuse. A president who faces no consequences for ignoring statutes, stonewalling investigations, or defying lawful demands is not republican government, it is rule by decree. Recent events have led to serious concerns about whether Congress is allowing this erosion of balance to continue unchecked. Laws have been passed, deadlines have been established, and oversight authority has been clearly granted - yet compliance has been partial, delayed, or nonexistent and without meaningful enforcement. A law without enforcement is not law at all, only a suggestion. This responsibility starts with congressional leadership. As Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson holds significant authority over whether oversight is exercised or suppressed. Repeated statement by the Speaker that he is unaware of, or disengaged from, major controversies do not absolve Congress of its constitutional role. When leadership does not act, Congress as an institution is rendered powerless—not by law, but by choice. Congress possesses powerful tools to defend its institutional authority: hearings, subpoenas, inherent contempt, appropriations leverage, and the enforcement of war powers. Choosing not to use them is not neutrality—it is acquiescence. This is not a question of party, it is a question of whether Congress intends to remain a co-equal branch of government or accept a diminished role as a spectator to executive overreach. What is tolerated now will be cited as precedent later, regardless of who occupies the White House. History will not judge Congress by its statements, but by whether it acted when the balance of power was tested. The American people do not expect perfection but we do expect Congress to do its job. Reassert your authority. Enforce the law. Uphold the Constitution you swore to defend.