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A bipartisan group of 70 former senators have penned a letter to the current US Senate, claiming it is “not fulfilling its constitutional duties”
The former Senators, writing in the Washington Post, include John Kerry; recently ousted Democrats Claire McCaskill and Heidi Heitkamp; and the Republicans Jeff Flake and John Warner.
Examples of Congress ceding its powers to the executive through the years include the power to regulate international trade, the power to authorize the use of military force in foreign conflicts and, when the president declares national emergencies, the power of the purse.
Clyburn has represented South Carolina in the House since 1993, and currently serves as the House majority whip.
His congressional district includes predominantly African American neighborhoods in and around Charleston and Columbia, and as the third-ranking Democrat in the House, Clyburn holds huge sway in South Carolina.
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Source: Elections - theguardian.com
