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COL Mustard

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31. My question would be

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Mon May 8, 2023, 06:49 PM

May 2023

How come nobody did this before? I know Obama talked about it and abandoned the idea, but why not use the tools in the toolbox?

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Biden opens the door to a debt ceiling solution the GOP won't like [View all] LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 OP

Like it! 👍 anciano May 2023 #1

Actually I think the GOPers will like this. honest.abe May 2023 #2

It would be worse for us wryter2000 May 2023 #5

It gives them a way out without actually compromising. honest.abe May 2023 #12

You are too trusting quakerboy May 2023 #49

BINGO! What wryter2000 said! BComplex May 2023 #14

Thanks wryter2000 May 2023 #42

And MUCH WORSE For Us who Cha May 2023 #16

This! sheshe2 May 2023 #19

omg.. Every Time We ALL Have to Sweat IT. Cha May 2023 #24

That's exactly it. fescuerescue May 2023 #48

AMENDMENT XIV Section 4. Jim__ May 2023 #3

the cato institue agrees its unconstitutional moonshinegnomie May 2023 #6

Thanks for the response. Jim__ May 2023 #9

I love the part that says wryter2000 May 2023 #7

hear . hear , that is us.!! AllaN01Bear May 2023 #13

Just read the amendment wryter2000 May 2023 #4

The 14th Amendment allows the President to take lawful actions to prevent default on our debt LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #8

i hope he does . AllaN01Bear May 2023 #10

The President may have no choice other than shoving it down their throats. Chainfire May 2023 #11

Time to ignore congress IbogaProject May 2023 #15

Ending this cycle of abuse and weaponization Mad_Machine76 May 2023 #17

It was a Congressional modification on how to pay for WW1. It is also UNCONSTITUTIONAL AZ8theist May 2023 #18

Thanks Mad_Machine76 May 2023 #20

To be clear, are you saying the *debt ceiling* is unconstitutional? ShazzieB May 2023 #26

The 14th Amendment has never been tested. AZ8theist May 2023 #32

Thanks for this! ShazzieB May 2023 #35

It was questioned during the Bush years. former9thward May 2023 #38

The Democrats never threatened to default on the debt or crash the world economy. AZ8theist May 2023 #41

I agree with... 2naSalit May 2023 #21

It needs to be done or we are stuck with this debt doc03 May 2023 #22

I worry about the precedent it would create, but I do think we have to use the whole Constitution bucolic_frolic May 2023 #23

so if I'm understanding correctly, rethugs' only recourse would be to go to Court ecstatic May 2023 #25

Their recourse will be to wage legislative law Tom Rinaldo May 2023 #36

So basicly you think they will do what they are doing already, but louder quakerboy May 2023 #50

I just saw Chuck Schumer on TV saying that Social Security Checks would be stopped MichMan May 2023 #27

Because it never got that far. JohnSJ May 2023 #29

Yellen comments today said that invoking the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling would JohnSJ May 2023 #28

Other countries don't have this stupid fight every damn year. Why do we? OMGWTF May 2023 #30

My question would be COL Mustard May 2023 #31

Leaders in the past thought we could get along with, work with fascists, Dem leaders yaesu May 2023 #34

It's time to END this debt limit bs once and for all since the fascists have weaponized it yaesu May 2023 #33

Good, I see this as the only way out. Bev54 May 2023 #37

I mean, theres always the magic coin plan quakerboy May 2023 #51

This is why he was the right choice...seasoned politician that won't take their crap PortTack May 2023 #39

I loved Bill Clinton's leadership when he was president, to be debt free by 2009 ffr May 2023 #40

the whole debt ceiling is nothing but a right wing charade to appear as if they care. Javaman May 2023 #43

I'm pretty sure they would be pleased with this Johonny May 2023 #44

Isn't it always the repugs that want this country to default? Ferrets are Cool May 2023 #45

------ DO IT !!!!!! liberalla May 2023 #46

the GOP doesn't really care about the debt ceiling fescuerescue May 2023 #47

It's unconstitutional to not fulfill the federal budgets that have already been voted into law AdamGG May 2023 #52

Biden says he's exploring 14th amendment to defuse debt ceiling standoff LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #53

Christ, just do it NOW, not months from now Silent3 May 2023 #54