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2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

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2. Not paying members of Congress wouldn't come anywhere close to solving our issues.

Reply to bdublu (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 02:41 AM

Jan 2013

And it's not legal anyway.

Obama could say what he said in 2006 because he knew the debt ceiling was going to be raised, no matter how he voted. That's no longer the case.

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Debt ceiling crisis: why "prioritization" of Federal payments is NOT feasible, [View all] pnwmom Jan 2013 OP

I'll just leave this bdublu Jan 2013 #1

Not paying members of Congress wouldn't come anywhere close to solving our issues. pnwmom Jan 2013 #2

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #3

No, he couldn't make it legal through executive order. pnwmom Jan 2013 #4