[newzjunkey]

The plans are necessarily bogus because one Congress can't lock the next into a spending plan.

This is why the Balance (Budget Amendment) part of Cut, Cap, Balance is so important.

It's like having a debt ceiling crisis every year without risking a downgrade of the United States' credit rating.

[Prokopton]

This is why the Balance (Budget Amendment) part of Cut, Cap, Balance is so important.

A balanced budget amendment is meaningless for two reasons.

1. All that has to happen for the government to maintain it's profligate spending is for there to be an increase in taxes. That's the Democrats plan already.

2. The government completely ignores the Constitution now. Why would it not also simply ignore the BBA?