[pnh102]

The problem is that most of what is already in the Constitution is ignored and overtly violated on a day to day basis by government at all levels. How will a few more words added to a piece of paper that is already ignored help at all?

If we gutted all the unconstitutional spending programs, including, but not limited to, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, farm subsidies and the like the budget would be balanced.

[sten]

which.. if you put a set of teeth in this thing (recall congressional types when the budget is blown)... which force congress to trim off the items that are not supported by the Constitution

and if something happens... and the GDP is reduced... then congress will be forced to reduce their budget. it’s in their best interest to pass laws that would increase the GDP as well as salaries (since federal receipts rely heavily on personal income taxes)