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Structural changes in the formulation of laws are required, not band-aids.
A line-item veto amendment would give the President the power to slash pork, for example.
Restricting federal law to Constitutionally allowed issues is another. This doesn't require special amendments or commissions, this requires the opposition party to point out when a law violates the Constitution and it requires the people to pay attention. Imagine that, expecting Americans to start paying attention to their government once again. Clearly that idea is far too complicated and won't work, right?
Clinton already tried the line item veto. The Supreme Court found it unconstitutional. And as far as legalizing it by making it an amendment, it will never happen. Too many Congresscritters, on both sides of the aisle, are at the trough.
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