Way to address chaos

Mike O’Cain is correct in his assessment that Congress is a dysfunctional mess. The Senate and the House of Representatives have abdicated their constitutional duty. They are the lawmaking branch of government. By abdicating their duty we now have a government by the executive order. Our prior president told us he had a phone and a pen. He did and he used them. That continues today. A single individual is making law for our country. This means every four or eight years the previous regime’s lawmaking is reversed. This promotes division. The entire federal government budget is run using continuing resolutions, which are always short-term. Such a lack of planning is beyond irresponsible.

Mr. O’Cain’s argument of voting out the bums is a viable solution, but as he says, our elected leaders do all they can to slice a satisfying piece of pork from federal spending to showcase their great work for us folks back home.

There is a sure way to address the dysfunction and extreme danger we face. Our founders were uncommonly wise. They provided two methods for amending the Constitution in Article 5. Congress may pass a proposed amendment with a two-thirds vote. The states ratify it by a three-fourths vote. The second is by a Convention of States. Two-thirds of state legislatures can approve a convention to propose amendments. Again, three-fourths of the states must ratify. There is an organization working to achieve this. Arkansas’ legislature passed an application recently, joining 14 other states. Term limits are certain to be proposed. Hopefully 19 more states will join them. MICHAEL SANDERS Little Rock