Roadblocks within the American constitutional amendment process have stymied those seeking a federal balanced budget amendment. But the head of the group Compact for America says his organization has found a way to streamline the process so that an amendment could be finalized within a year.

Nick Dranias, CFA president and executive director, discussed the streamlined process and the need for quick action on a balanced budget amendment during a presentation for the John Locke Foundation and the Triangle Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society. In the video clip below, Dranias outlines CFA’s approach to the “process problem.”

Click play below to watch the full 49:48 event.

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