Reply #40: No, the House and the Senate (Congress) each make their own rules for governing.

[Jnana]

For example: In the United States Senate, rules permit a senator, or a series of senators, to speak for as long as they wish and on any topic they choose, unless "three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn"<36> (usually 60 out of 100 senators) brings debate to a close by invoking cloture under Senate Rule XXII.

The super-committee was created by means of a "rule" negotiated between the the House and Senate for the purpose of reducing the deficit. Thus, it is indeed constitutional.

Don't misunderstand, I do not support it, because I believe it represents an act of moral cowardice on part of our legislators.