Week after week we are bombarded by pundits suggesting that Congress may not act. Indeed the whole government has failed to act at times in the past. The Congress and the President have not acted as the "wise stewards" of our or the country's interests. They need a prod! We have something to lose if they fail to do their job -- and we are ignorant of what they really want to do. Publishing a budget will reveal where the government is going.
Why is this important?
Amend the Constitution so that Congress must act: Representatives and Senators will have their pay reduced by 1% for each day after July 1 that a budget is not in force.
If the President vetos the budget, his salary shall be reduced by 2% if the Congress overrides his veto.
