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

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10. If the Tea Party truly takes over

I think you will see more converts to your solution. Especially in the case of war or crisis intervention. I was afraid the Tea Party already had the power to block raising the debt ceiling. There was a poll yesterday and I voted that they would not raise it. Now we see the Tea Party is losing influence, thank goodness.

For now the debt ceiling issue is a bluff(I hope?), but with the Tea Party I don't think it is. They are willing to destroy markets and the senior safety net to secure their goals;no oversight, wall street control of social security, no blacks, that was a joke (but seriously, no blacks). "Just Let it burn and deal with whoever is left standing" is a recurring recommendation in their comment sections (Forgive me for trolling. Is it trolling if you don't post?). In other words they are too crazy to trust with the debt ceiling.

Your preemptive strike to the Tea Party apocalypse is appreciated. Great job and I will stash this idea in my back pocket for the future.