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In reply to the discussion: 14th Amendment Option: Nancy Pelosi Urges Obama To 'Just Go Do It' [View all]lark
(23,091 posts)13. This seems much more clear
than the individual mandate to carry guns from the "well regulated militia" clause. I think it might withstand a supreme challenge. I'd rather him to that than what I'm pretty sure he will do - fold and capitulate on both SSI and Medicare. He's already signalled several times that he's open to cutting those. Our president is not a progressive, he's very middle of the road and unfortunately more interested in "bipartisanship" than actually making things work for the working class.
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Right, i'm talking about any t-bills sold under the auspices of a 14th amendment assertion of
yodermon
Jan 2013
#6
"The issue is that the Constitution trumps any law Congress passed." oh really?
leftyohiolib
Jan 2013
#23
There are really only 2 good choices. Obama will choose a third very bad option
BlueStreak
Jan 2013
#2
Well maybe, but the American Jobs Act that he put forth to Congress just languished in the House.
xtraxritical
Jan 2013
#38
You can't really make deals involving amendments to the constitution, it has to be ratified by the
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#24
Congress still holds the power of the purse. This "solution" solves nothing. And Nancy knows so.
Romulox
Jan 2013
#5
Pssst....ONGOING budget negotiations. Free up this pile o' cash, still need another
Romulox
Jan 2013
#9
What Pelosi and Krugman say is irresponsible and would set dangerous precedents.
merrily
Jan 2013
#34