The Constitution … is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please. It should be noted, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever power in government is independent is absolute also.If this was becoming a problem in the early 1800s, it certainly has become a monster today.
— Thomas Jefferson to Spencer Roane, 09/06/1819
The Brussels EU is totally independent. We see how well that turns out....