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create an amendment that allows the government to borrow money only when an official declaration of war has been issued.

Created by C.O. on November 13, 2012

The power given to congress under Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution to borrow on the credit of the United States has been grossly abused and should limited to acts of defense only. Doing this will limit the amount of debt the US will incur and will force the US congress to declare war to finance any foreign expeditions.

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