re: #139 wrenchwench

I’m not convinced the Constitution has to be amended to achieve responsibility. I am convinced that the attempt to do so would use up a LOT of time and money.

We do so because restricting Congressional power when they’ve consistently shown they can’t be responsible otherwise is the exact reason why the Founders built in an amendment clause in the first place. It’s an American thing to do- restrict government power. We can’t trust them on their own, so something more needs to be done. The BBA was proposed 15 years ago. Had we managed to pass it and ratify it, we might not be in this mess today.