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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (681657)5/6/2005 9:53:47 AM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) of 769667
 
I believe that a very well-written Balanced Budget Amendment has been around for several years --- but no one in Congress will introduce it, and the leadership would refuse to bring it up for a vote (just has they have refused to allow recorded votes for it in previous Congresses).

So it looks like the only way to bring it about, would be to follow one of the other Constitutional methods for passing amendments. Getting it on the ballot in some States might be enough to break the logjam. (Congress *hates* to miss out on a bandwagon.)

The Framers of the Constitution recognized the potential for government to excess on the beneficence. They intentionally limited the federal government's ability to acquire revenue. By keeping the federal government poor, it made it difficult to pile on too much pork.

If it is out there, then we need to get a hold of it and start working it through the states. It will be difficult to do that, because most states are looking for a bigger handout from the feds. Doing referendums in each state is probably the only way. That will require thousands of dedicated volunteers.

It is in each of our best interest to get on this bandwagon. We may not be the highest tax nation, but taxes are too high.

Repealing the sixteenth amendment (income taxes) might do the trick. It would make the government poor again.
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