U.S. Senator Mike Lee Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to Limit Congress' Spending

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) discusses the possibility of constitutionally limiting federal spending.

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[markphopkins]

I agree with Mike Lee. Thanks for working to get a balanced budget amendment in place. Thank you Mike Lee for fighting so hard to preserve our freedoms!

[Springr]

@shamgar001 I think the only part you might be missing here is that means they're budget is effected by the economy. So it behoves them to have a strong running economy. Essentially the gov would have some skin in the game for a change. I would have set the bar more around 12-15% max

[crusky]

@shamgar001 That's true but I think the point is to force government to make tough choices, which such an amendment would do. Government has no incentive to do that now.

[Unklebillybob]

We need to let Congress Members know that WE ARE THEIR BOSS. Plus, if they refuse to balance the Federal Budget, cut spending, we will give them their Pink Slips - Then hire people who will follow our orders.
The process starts now. Congress has until the end of July 2011, to follow our orders, or else.

[coasterman]

Excellent plan! I've come to like Mike Lee, so that makes three people in all of Congress that I'm convinced are on the people's side.

[shamgar]

My only problem with that particular amendment is that by setting government spending at 18%, you'll end up ensuring that it never goes below 18%.

[arcanekrusader]

Westerners are paying and will continue to pay, for the rest of their lives, for the profligacy of the past, present and probably the future. What a mess.

[HoldingOnToLiberty]

Great. Now when are we going to get a fair tax and shut down the IRS? When are we going to allow banks to generate their own currency and compete with the Federal Reserve as Ron Paul suggested?

[TBYT]

I think the only consitution amendment to limit congress spending that I would support would be one that would have the spending limited to only the things listed in the constitution which would not be the wars that were not declared and in my opinion not in the interest of the american people, the hundreds of bureaucracies out there to be elimitated and all the welfare programs ended.

[workingmen]

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