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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (28168)4/28/2008 2:05:30 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
I wasn't aware that the 'F.D.A.' had *any* purview with regard to a BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT to the US Constitution.

And people say I'm to literal minded...

You have ZERO evidence for that claim that a CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment, which has never yet been enacted, 'isn't effective'.

You have zero direct evidence that it is.

I have indirect evidence that it isn't effective at controlling spending. States and other nations, with such constitutional prohibition of deficits, have still managed to greatly increase their spending.

"... and to strict of regime of it can also have negative side effects."

(Sure... such as reducing the budgets for your favorite federal bureaucracies or programs! LOL!)

No, that would be the desired effect (even if it probably wouldn't happen). The side effects I foresee would be either

1 - No flexibility in times of serious crisis to run temporary deficits when they might be useful

or

2 - If you allow such flexibility, than the politicians make any problem in to some serious crisis. Any level of conflict becomes war if you make an exception for wars. Every domestic problem becomes a national emergency if you make an exception for national emergencies.
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