@Phil @realcaseyrollins from https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-the-myth-of-the-coequal-branches-became-the-norm/
Text: But these functions being “co-ordinate” does not make each branch equally important in ruling over us. Neither the executive nor the judiciary can wield power unless the legislative has already exercised its power. Moreover, the essential principle of republican government is that the people exercise sovereignty over the lawmaking process. The enforcement and adjudication of the law are supposed to follow from the clear expressions of the law itself. This is why it is important that Congress reflect the public will. It is less important for the police and judges to reflect us; rather, they should follow the laws that we write.