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dc_dux · 01-27-2008, 04:23 PM

The Republican "Contract with America" called for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget and/or line item veto. It was more show than anything, particularly since few in either party really want that...and Gingrich took it off the table as soon as he became Speaker.

The Democrats running for President and many of those running for Congress have adopted the PAYGO budgetary rules I cited above....thats not to say, they wont do the same as Gingrich.

01-27-2008, 04:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	The Republican "Contract with America" called for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget and/or line item veto. It was more show than anything, particularly since few in either party really want that...and Gingrich took it off the table as soon as he became Speaker. The Democrats running for President and many of those running for Congress have adopted the PAYGO budgetary rules I cited above....thats not to say, they wont do the same as Gingrich. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 01-27-2008 at 04:27 PM..