The Amendment We Need

If Congress Won’t Do Its Job, Let’s Get a New One

So by now we’re a few days into a government shutdown. I understand and am sympathetic with the reasoning behind the Democrats’ stand. That said, I think it’s a sad state of affairs in this country that refusing to govern is an available political tactic.

We elect members of Congress to do a job. When they refuse to do this key part of their job—keeping …