I think that the constitutional amendment provides the discipline within which this body or other legislative bodies can work. Obviously, the Senator mentioned Gramm-Rudman. It did not work because there was not the discipline. This body found its way to go around that, did they not? They said this is an appropriations but did not score it under Gramm-Rudman.
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