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D G, don't fall for the "balanced budget amendment" baloney. That is nothing but a red herring to distract attention from the Republicans' own fiscal irresponsibility.
Even if such a thing were enacted, Congress would slip around it just as easily as they bypass every other Constitutional limit on their power.
On the other hand, if Congress actually obeyed the Constitution, there would be no spending problem.
Sequestration Is the Worst Option Except for All the Other Options
Both Democrats and Republicans have been roundly criticizing the security and economic effects of sequestration and, at the same time, taking very little action. The only logical conclusion is that both parties agree that sequestration is an awful, terrible, harmful set of policies - except the other proposed replacements are worse.
President Obama said "these cuts are not smart. They are not fair. They will hurt our economy." Speaker Boehner, writing in the Wall Street Journal, said "there's nothing wrong with cutting spending that much......
We need a real president for starters.