Elections are safety valves for disgruntled voters Re: “Who is afraid of the Repeal Amendment?” Jan. 3 As bad as things are in the federal government, all the Repeal Amendment would do is to further pit one group of elected officials against another, both of whom are elected by the same constituents.
While Randy Barnett points out the “safety valve” for the proposed amendment (that Congress could simply re-enact anything repealed), people unhappy with acts of Congress already have a safety valve. Representatives in Congress are re-elected every two years and senators every six; thus, if you don’t like what your federal representative is doing, vote in someone new to represent you.
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