Could they really vote themselves irrelevant?

Could they? Do they not see? If the Congress decides that the King can unilaterally ignore statutes that they themselves have passed, as prepresentatives of the will of the people, they might as well go home. I cannot believe that even the Republicans want to make themselves irrelevant to the political process just to protect the criminals in power. These are supposed to be equal branches of government. If they vote themselves out, we are truly a monarchy. A tyrannical monarchy at that. And Rove's blacklist makes Rove (appointed, not elected) the most powerful man in America. I didn't vote for him, did you?

I hope that this is the tipping point, since all other tipping points have so far gone past with no outrage by the right wing. But I have little hope that any of them have the gumption to stand up for themselves. After all, they've gotten the American electorate to vote against its best interest already for many years. I'm crossing my fingers.