The funny part about congress is that they never had lawful authority to begin with.
The Constitution has been a nullity from the beginning.
"The People of the United People" never existed.
"The United States" does not exist and never did.
"Citizens" of the United States have never existed.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Read this link and see if you do not agree:
http://www.mind-trek.com/reports/cona.htm