It's a completely phony vote. Symbolism doesn't work.
It's a completely phony vote. Symbolism doesn't work.
"An army, great in space, may offer opposition in a brief span of time.
One man, brief in space, must spread his opposition
across a period of many years if he is
to have a chance of succeeding"
~RZ67~
No.
The only way I would support a BBA is if it mandated that spending cuts are required to achieve a balanced budget. Plus any proposed increase in taxes needs a 60% majority in both houses of the congress.
If there was a straight up balanced budget amendment, the congress would never achieve it through cutting spending. It would only be used as a way to say tax increases are mandated by law.
We need to get spending under control. We need to limit the ability to increase taxes. We need to limit the ability to increase spending.
Last edited by Tahuyaman; 04-10-2018 at 11:43 AM.
"An army, great in space, may offer opposition in a brief span of time.
One man, brief in space, must spread his opposition
across a period of many years if he is
to have a chance of succeeding"
~RZ67~
Agreed on Ryan getting credit for proving the Democrats are against fiscal responsibility. The Republicans need some wins on their side prior to November. Even though this probably won't pass, at least the Republican can use it as proof that Democrats are still the same old "tax and spend" liberals we've seen for decades.
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
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