Bring Back the Legislative Veto
February 27, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via Legal Planet
The legislative veto empowered Congress to override executive actions with a simple majority vote, checking bureaucratic overreach from the 1930s until the Supreme Court struck it down in INS v. Chadha in 1983 for violating bicameralism and presentment clauses. This tool let lawmakers block agency rules or presidential moves without full legislation, preserving separation of powers against an expanding administrative state.
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