[briandear]

It isn’t hobbling the federal government. It’s strengthening it by giving powers to Congress and the states where it belongs. It’s hobbling the executive branch to prevent them from ignoring the will of the people via Congress.

[brewdad]

The problem is that pollution easily becomes someone else's problem. If Wisconsin decides that Lake Michigan should be it's dumping ground, what recourse is there for Illinois, Indiana, or Michigan if there can be no federal oversight? Inter-state war is not really something I look forward to.

[falcolas]

Highly personal opinion:

Congress is no more respecting the will of the people than the executive branch, nor the Supreme Court.

They're all respecting their own opinions, followed only by the will of the lobbyists.