One of the problems plaguing American government is the refusal of Congress to take up its role as the first and primary branch of the federal government. For decades, it has handed so many powers to the executive branch, and it’s punted others to the Supreme Court.

But our system has powers of repairing itself. Notice that at the very moment the Supreme Court did its proper job in overturning Roe, which had no basis in the Constitution, and handed power back down to the states and the people, suddenly our legislators became interested in their own jobs again. Here’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

Now, not all of these things are wise, good, or prudent, or constitutional for that matter. But much of them involve legislation. In her bullet point on floor votes, she’s recognizing that much liberal social change was driven by judicial fiat rather than lawmaking. Legislators should be passionate about legislation, not just punditry.