They ignore the Constitution on a daily basis in D.C., so how would a BBA be any different?
Here’s how. Why do potential presidential contenders like Govs.Kasich, Perry, Pence, Snyder and Jindal, former Gov. Palin, and Senators Paul and Cruz want a BBA through the use of Article V? (We don’t know the position of Bush, Christie, etc. We know of no one against it.)
I believe all of these people want to actually balance the budget. And they know they’ll need to go to war with Congress to get it done. If they have the BBA at their back they can issue one promise which, if kept, will balance the budget: a vow to veto any appropriation which violated the terms of the amendment.
The Constitution is a piece of paper, as are amendments to it. When Franklin said, “A republic, if you can keep it” it was in recognition of this reality. The BBA will work if the next President wants it to work. Passing the amendment is not the end of this fight, it’s the beginning. The amendment is necessary, but not sufficient.
It’s been frustrating to watch our lack of success with D’s. We only got two in Wyoming, but then we really didn’t try to get D’s. Maybe Montana will be different. We managed to get the one Democrat on Revenue in Wyoming to help us get out of committee. We may need one in Montana as well. As of the moment we’re in real danger of losing three R’s, in which case we’d need two D’s.
Bill Fruth and I agree that, if necessary, we’ll amend our Reso to add a sunset. None of the 24 we have contain one. The sunset would make the Reso valid for three years. If, in that time, an Amendment Convention hasn’t been called, it’s not going to get done. So we’re not losing anything. Right now the political situation in this country makes a leftist runaway an impossibility. In ten years, who knows? There may be rioting in the streets. Rep. Seth Berglee (R, Joliet) has mentioned this concern to Matthew Monforton. The sunset should help us get his vote.
Bill Fruth turned some votes in Cheyenne. I may have helped myself with one or two. There’s no reason we can’t do the same in Helena.
Will it be enough?
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