Nonbinding? Then what's the point?

In the ongoing enumeration of all the oddities that appear on the sample ballot in this little corner of heaven, there is no greater waste of space than the "Nonbinding Statewide Advisory Referendum" that calls for a Constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget without raising taxes.

I appreciate the sentiment, I suppose.

But, if you really feel this way . . . why make it non-binding?!

Go for the gusto!

Otherwise, you're just wasting the voters' time . . . not to mention a lot of ink.