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To: Wayners who wrote (768734)2/28/2009 12:40:17 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
Re: "The problems with a Balanced Budget Amendment are they will always be looking for loopholes in it."

Then, that EXACT SAME PROBLEM would happen *in spades* with ANYTHING YOU TRIED TO DO TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, no matter what it was.

The only DIFFERENCE is that a Constitutional amendment would be a Hell of a lot more difficult to get around then most anything else.