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Ehh, that sounds over-engineered in my opinion, and reveals a lack of understanding of the organizational structure of the government. I understand you say it's an overhaul, but I think it stretches credulity a little too far.
Aside from the fact that it's unlikely to work as intended, it could also create a variety of unseen issues which may be even worse in the long run. Generally, large changes to the constitutional order need to be done with the utmost care. There's a good reason it would require supermajorities in both chambers, as well as the agreement of a supermajority of member states. That being said, it's not likely to gain that much support.
There are other more important changes that I think it would be better to focus on, which also have a greater chance of passing given enough support.
For instance, moving the Marshalls under the Judiciary is downright sensical; and as recent events make abundantly clear, necessary. Maybe even the entire DOJ, although putting prosecutors and sitting judges under the same authority might be dangerous.
We could add to that, giving Congress control over their own independent (and non-partisan; precisely how to achieve this would have to be worked out) security force.
Beyond that, we need electoral reform (ranked-choice voting and perhaps proportional representation), education reform (self-explanatory), healthcare reform (universal public healthcare, obviously), labor rights, consumer rights, the list goes on. Criminal justice reform as well. A lot of pieces of this pie, but that doesn't mean we need to turn it into a pretzel.
Oh and of course, overturning the Citizens United ruling, bringing back Net Neutrality and the Fairness Doctrine, and undoing so many other harmful rulings that have accrued over the decades since Nixon and Reagan.
Undoing the legacies of Reaganomics more broadly and returning to a more FDR-style economic system.
And of course a full-blown demagafication project, and not half-assed like Reconstruction either.