Melvin Watt: “the 100-day dream has become a 100-day nightmare. The process by which this balanced budget amendment to the…”

“the 100-day dream has become a 100-day nightmare. The process by which this balanced budget amendment to the Constitution came to the floor of this House is the classic example. I serve on the Committee on the Judiciary out of which this balanced budget amendment comes. Two weeks ago on a Wednesday afternoon, with over 20 amendments still unoffered in committee, the committee closed down operation and went home. The Rules Committee, with over 100 amendments still pending, limited amendments on the floor to 6. To amend the Constitution, if we are lucky in this body, we will get 2 days of debate. This is not democracy, America; this is irresponsibility.”