Originally Posted by tonyafd

Here is the entire section from Article 5 of our Constitution:

Methods Of Ammendment
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

The Republican Party has 55% of the seats in the House. Even if they all vote for a "Balanced Budget Amendment" it won't make it to the Senate.

They are so busy complaining about higher taxes, they don't stop to think how much tax payer money they are wasting pursuing hopeless causes.