The United States is in the midst of a massive, multi-front war on federal government deficits. When Congress raised the debt ceiling, it created a super committee with unprecedented powers to recommend deficit-reducing measures totaling at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade. Virtually nothing, other than the Constitution, limits what the committee may recommend.1 Furthermore, Congress has obliged itself to vote on whatever the committee recommends — no filibusters allowed, no amendments permitted, and only simple majorities required for passage. If legislated cuts fall short of the $1.2 trillion target, automatic cuts will be made in most government programs, half in the area of defense and half in domestic and international activities. Numerous official and private commissions have proposed plans for cutting the deficit as well.