In response to the question you posed in your editorial opinion asking in Congress can be trusted to actually reform itself, the answer should be obvious. No. Congress is out of control and has no self-discipline.
Congress has proven itself unworthy of many of the powers we have endowed it with and others it has usurped. It is time we disciplined Congress. At the very least, we must insist on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, line-item veto power for the president and term limitation for all members of Congress.Joel Madsen
Sandy