I think a wonderful compromise to the Government shutdown and debt ceiling controversies is

[Samantha]

2. Okay, I skimmed the article but I don't see where there is a discrepancy

It is late at night, and I am tired, so perhaps I missed it. However, this article does explain why the exclusion of payment for rebellions was included in the 14th Amendment. Up until about one hundred years ago, you said, would take us until about 1913, and the excerpt I submitted said the debt limit law was written in 1917. So I am not sure exactly what point I was supposed to see.

I did see the line about a professor saying the debt limit law was unconstitutional because it conflicted with the 14th amendment. But I recommended just repealing it for that reason, he thinks it can be ignored because of its inconsistency with the Constitution. If that were to happen, don't you think the Republicans would surely file Impeachment proceedings against President Obama. They would use any straw they could grasp for that opportunity....

Thanks for posting on my thread.

Sam