1.   A balanced budget amendment is often offered as a solution.

2.   And this probably explains why the balanced budget amendment to the Constitution seemed to be in trouble last week.

3.   Any balanced budget amendment has to have some exceptions and some implementation provisions.

4.   Forbes also reiterated his call for a balanced budget amendment, but said his version would include a tax cut.

5.   He simply promised the addition of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and asked voters to trust him to reduce spending.

6.   If so, a balanced budget amendment could leave the budget-cutting job to the courts.

7.   In a real sense, the balanced budget amendment is an insurance policy against a bad budget deal.

8.   Senate debate on the proposed balanced budget amendment could begin as early as next week.

9.   The balanced budget amendment forces Washington to live up to its responsibilities and address budget issues honestly.

10.   Already, the Senate has killed one major element of the contract, the balanced budget amendment.