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Our federal congress was dragged into ineptitude by a group of people who refuse to legislate or collaborate and would rather confirm judges.

Some states are getting legislation done. Minnesota, for example, but same too with states that rapidly passed abortion curbs.

Congress has more important issues to deal with, such as making it illegal to participate in any programs involving extraterrestrial craft without notifying Congress

He didn't petition congress because congress already legislated on this issue: neither the 14th amendment nor the civil rights act contain exceptions allowing racial discrimination, as long as it's for the right cause (and the courts get to pick which causes are right).