Separation of Powers Enforcement
Section 1. No President shall impound, rescind, defer, or otherwise refuse to spend funds appropriated by Congress except as expressly authorized by law passed by two-thirds of both Houses.
Section 2. No executive order, proclamation, or directive shall supersede, nullify, or functionally repeal any law enacted by Congress. Any such order shall be subject to judicial review and shall be void if found to contravene an act of Congress.
Section 3. The President shall not reorganize, abolish, or substantially reduce the workforce of any executive agency created by statute without prior authorization by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Section 4. Emergency powers invoked by the President shall expire after sixty days unless reauthorized by a majority vote of both Houses. No single national emergency declaration may remain in effect for more than one year in total without reauthorization.
Section 5. Congress shall have standing in federal court to challenge any executive action alleged to violate this article or any other provision of this Constitution.
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