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Originally Posted by Honus
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All those difficulties aside, I just don't think the Constitution is the place for specific economic policies. The Constitution provides the framework. Congress is supposed to provide the policy. James Madison and his friends did a nice job. I would prefer that Eric Cantor, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, et al., keep their hands off of it.
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A balanced budget is not an economic policy. It is a directed act of government -- like guarding boarders or regulating trade.
The people you listed would continue to have as much impact on the Constitution as before.
The amendment process is the ultimate act of constitutionality. Nothing is more constitutional.