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House Democrats to Obama: Ignore the debt ceiling
Thu, 07/28/2011 - 3:08pm | posted by Jason Pye
House Democrats are urging President Barack Obama to use the Fourteenth Amendment to raise the debt ceiling, even though such action would be constitutionally questionable (and yes, I’m aware of the arguments that the debt ceiling is unconstitutional):
Rep. James Clyburn and a group of House Democrats are urging President Barack Obama to invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling if Congress can’t come up with a satisfactory plan before the Tuesday deadline.
Clyburn, the third-ranking House Democrat, said Wednesday that if the president is delivered a bill to raise the debt ceiling for only a short period of time, he should instead veto it and turn to the phrase in the Constitution that says the validity of the U.S. government’s debt “shall not be questioned.”
“If that’s what lands on his desk, a short-term lifting of the ceiling, the debt ceiling, he should put it on his desk next to an executive order,” Clyburn said at a press conference. “He should sign an executive order invoking the 14th Amendment to this issue.” The Associated Press reported that he was applauded when he suggested the idea at a caucus meeting earlier in the day.
“I believe that something like this will bring calm to the American people and will bring needed stability to our financial markets,” Clyburn added, noting that President Harry Truman did it once during his presidency after Congress was unable to pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling.
Raising the debt ceiling will have no bearing on agencies decision to downgrade our credit rating. What they don’t seem to understand is that credit rating agences don’t believe the United States will going into technical default. It’s the question of whether or not a bill passes that will reduce the deficit by a sufficent amount, which has been pegged at $4 trillion; a goal that neither the Boehner or Reid plans accomplish.
boehner and his cohorts seem hell bent on blocking whatever the President feels is best for the country - the country as a whole. Anyone with common sense can agree that the 2% that make well over $200,000 annually can afford to pay more taxes, but instead boehner would rather see more middle class to poverty level human beings in this country continue to suffer. It is hell not to have the means to provide food, clothing and shelter for your families. We as the American public and the majority are going to have to stand up and say, hey boehner you’re not missing meals, you can afford to send your children (grandchildren) to the finest schools, you and your peers can provide not one, but several roofs over your families head, and you have the best healthcare available - don’t you people get it - we want those same things (basic necessities)for ourselves and our loved ones. DO THE RIGHT THING congress or there will be no peace, rest, prosperity or any good thing for this so called greatest nation on earth - the USA. Personally speaking, I don’t intend to be anyone’s “collateral damage” because of the greed, hatred, selfishness and downright mean and evil disposition of Congress and those who like minded.
john boehner is a weak leader.
he cannot control gop members.
and the gop will not compromise.
the president must act so the
country does not default. use
the 14th amendment and bypass
those fools.
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