When Code Replaces Congress: AI, Expiring Law, and the Disappearing Line of Accountability

As CISA 2015 expires, H.R. 5079 hands decision-making over to AI “threat classification engines,” shifting authority from human oversight to opaque code. Accountability disappears, and the rationale of the machine fills legal gaps on its own terms. What once could be debated in Congress now evolves in algorithms—and the stakes for civic sovereignty have never been higher. The post When Code…