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jakeXT

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5. Still no 14th amendment

Sat Sep 28, 2013, 09:52 AM

Sep 2013

“The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payments of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.”

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President Obama to Republicans: 'I will not negotiate' [View all] cal04 Sep 2013 OP

This is the killer line.. DCBob Sep 2013 #1

Still no 14th amendment jakeXT Sep 2013 #5

I totally agree with you about using the 14th Amendment, watoos Sep 2013 #6

It would be seen for what it was. Gore1FL Sep 2013 #7

i think we all need to just tweet "14" underthematrix Sep 2013 #8

They can go ahead an impeach him. He'll just laugh and carry on. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #30

'The full faith and credit' is code for using it. RiverNoord Sep 2013 #11

I agree. he absolutely knows what he means. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #15

I'm pretty sure the last time this came up, the White House talked to their lawyers about that... phleshdef Sep 2013 #28

Wow it's really sad when a sitting President has to speak to Congressmen and Senators as if they are Heather MC Sep 2013 #20

Its true the Republicans want to hold the US government yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #22

They SHOULD, but that might interfere w/their martini brunches/weekends on the golf course together. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #34

I was partly wrong...its not Blackmail... yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #35

Good! tblue Sep 2013 #2

They are terrorists. Treat them as such. Gitmo is still open. Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #3

Even better, declare them insurrectionists. meow2u3 Sep 2013 #9

Extraordinary rendition candidates....all of them. Moostache Sep 2013 #17

nice idea! Katashi_itto Sep 2013 #19

Excellent idea. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #31

every year, the same crap from Congress! I do not understand why some people even vote for them! Sunlei Sep 2013 #4

Finally! RiverNoord Sep 2013 #10

Well, at least we understand what at all Monica Lewinsky crap was all about during the Clinton years Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #12

We need to rally around the president to resist GOP obstructionism Politicub Sep 2013 #13

Obama to republicans: Left Coast2020 Sep 2013 #14

Unfortunately, the tea baggers don't believe him. mysuzuki2 Sep 2013 #16

Can't really blame them for thinking that. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #37

Kick and Rec for all the filthy teabaggers out there. Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #18

Good. grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #21

Finally the real deal. Really Presidential. Celefin Sep 2013 #23

What's the difference between John Boehner and Hassan Rouhani? mwooldri Sep 2013 #24

Well, that and Rouhani was never employed by Willy Wonka. Scootaloo Sep 2013 #27

Ya know it seems more and more like the GOP is behaving like a terrorist organization cstanleytech Sep 2013 #25

NEVER AGAIN should we allow Fox News Channel to elect our Congress!! JEFF9K Sep 2013 #26

Mahalo cal Cha Sep 2013 #29

"...with terrorists" he added Ash_F Sep 2013 #32

Of course he won't "negotiate." He'll just quietly FOLD. And get NOTHING for it in the process. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #33

You're wrong Hekate Sep 2013 #39

Obama SHOULD negotiate. He's an AWESOME negotiator and he'd come out way ahead. Pterodactyl Sep 2013 #36

Yes, that was eleventy dimension chess. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #38

I have a feeling that the current situation with the ACA is a red line much like chemical weapons Hekate Sep 2013 #40

Yeah, maybe Putin could help out. Pterodactyl Sep 2013 #41

Obama (and Kerry) handed Putin a hot potato and made him responsible. Frankly that was awesome. Hekate Sep 2013 #42