Quote Originally Posted by Abbey View Post
OTOH, the need to somewhat behave in order to be re-elected, may be all that keeps some of these folks from going completely off the rails.
Yes, I considered that as well. It is true but thought the wastefulness of the first term outweighed the issue.

On a related note, here's a list of some of the Amendments proposed by Congress since 1991:
http://www.usconstitution.net/constamprop.html