A balanced budget Amendment would in application gut the entire social service wing of the Federal Government, leaving millions of citizens without the (often times) life sustaining social support system the rely upon to live dignified and productive lives. Adoption of an Amendment that mandates Congress to balance the fiscal budget - regardless of the state of the Union or the needs of it’s citizenry - will essentially give the Majority in Congress a free pass to strip the Federal System of every social service program and do so under the guise of Constitutional Mandate. This proposed bill has very questionable motives behind it. And the only losers in the end will be the American People (since I doubt Congressional Members will put their salaries and office budgets on the chopping block.)