[Finalapproach29er]

I think of Sen. Mark Hatfield voting against the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution;he was the decisive vote.
Our debt would likely be less than 8 Trillion instead of 12.

Nelson was bought.imo
Aren’t they called whores?

[Impy]

I think of Sen. Mark Hatfield voting against the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution;he was the decisive vote. Our debt would likely be less than 8 Trillion instead of 12.

Maybe. The Balanced Budget Amendment had a 3/5 of Congress can can waive it clause. And a "national security" exception. Ie if there's a declared war or a "military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution," just a majority of Congress can vote to waive the amendment.

Doubtlessly Afghanistan would be used as an excuse.