Kentucky Senator Rand Paul didn't pull any punches in a recent op-ed attacking so-called fiscal conservatives for their "profligate spending."
Congress' decision to raise the debt limit is "about as fiscally irresponsible as has ever been seen in our history," Paul says.
The federal government is spending nearly $2 million every minute.
The annual deficit this year will exceed $1.2 trillion.
What is irresponsible is recklessly indenturing our children and grandchildren.
What is irresponsible is binding our kids to this massive burden of debt.
What is irresponsible is a Congress that believes they are Santa Claus – everything to everyone, and it’s all free.
And it isn't just Democrats spending our children into oblivion. Both parties are to blame. The same Republicans who campaigned on fiscal responsibility and blasted President Obama for raising the debt are now supporting spending practices they once derided.
America, wake up. The two parties are often one. The two parties who ostensibly fight are in reality one party of big spenders, separated only by where they want to spend the pork.
The media reports of lack of compromise. The opposite is true. There is too much compromise, and the compromise is always more debt, more pork-barrel spending, and more burden for our kids.
When both parties engage in the same irresponsible practices, we can't expect any solution to come out of D.C. That's why the Founders included the Convention of States option in Article V of the Constitution.
A Convention of States is called and controlled by the states and has the power to propose constitutional amendments that force Congress to balance the budget, cap spending, and actually follow the fiscal restraints they're supposed to be adhering to.
Millions of Americans have joined the movement, and fifteen states have signed on. Show your support by signing the Convention of States Petition below!
