Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!preece From: preece@uicsl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Ronnie, Ronnie, he's our man... - (nf) Message-ID: <5345@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 23:11:05 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.5345 Posted: Fri Feb 3 23:11:05 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 05:38:27 EST Lines: 16 #R:ihuxp:-59500:uicsl:4300137:000:627 uicsl!preece Feb 3 10:45:00 1984 My biggest laugh of the State of the Union message was at the absurdity of our President saying that he just couldn't avoid record level deficits and then saying that he wanted a Consitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. Just what would he do if there were such an amendment? Most of the proposed amendments do, in fact, allow Congress to vote an unbalanced budget if a high enough super-majority can be assembled. Presumably if such an amendment were in effect we would simply float continually in 'extraordinary circumstances.' Reagan's support is clearly hypocritical. scott preece ihnp4!uiucdcs!uicsl!preece