The 14th Amendment - Senator Bernie Sanders

[Rhiannon12866]

Republicans have made it clear they will hold the world economy hostage unless President Biden gives in to their demands. Instead, he should prepare to use the 14th Amendment to ensure we pay our debts and protect working families who are already struggling. - 05/19/2023.

[RandySF]

1. Easy to talk about, not easy to do.

If Biden does it, and the courts rule it unconstitutional, the country is properly fucked.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Laurence Tribe was the first one to bring this up, but I agree that it's a tough call

[wackadoo wabbit]

17. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Republicans won't vote to raise the debt ceiling

and Biden doesn't invoke the 14th Amendment, the country is properly fucked then, also.

At least by invoking the 14th Amendment, Biden can say that he truly did try everything (short of giving away the store).

[Drum]

2. I'm listening...

[Rhiannon12866]

15. And I'm hoping that Biden can prevail...

Unlike the Democrats, the Republicans have no platform - unless you count "owning the libs." If we default, every citizen will lose.

[JoeOtterbein]

3. K n R ! Thanks for posting!...

...Time for us to stand up for the 14th like the cons do for the 2nd.

After all it's in the Constitution!

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[Rhiannon12866]

8. The thing is, Biden has no choice, he can't allow our first default ever

It would devastate the country and have a big effect on the world economy. And this is all on McCarthy and the Republicans who would like nothing better - so they could blame the devastating effect on Biden and the Democrats. So much for working for this country...

[JoeOtterbein]

13. We risk our lives every day for the 2nd.

And many die for it, every day.

Stand proudly for the 14th!

[Rhiannon12866]

14. And how many misinterpret the 2nd??

We no longer need a citizens' "militia" as we did when fighting for freedom during the Revolution. We now have several branches of a U.S. military - and they are issued guns (which they are trained to use) for use when fighting in a war zone... The U.S. military is the modern day version of a "militia."

[burrowowl]

5. Biden is between a rock and a hard place

[Rhiannon12866]

6. He certainly is - and he's getting blowback for cutting his G7 trip short

And this is all on McCarthy and the Republicans.

[rickford66]

7. Is the debt limit mentioned in the Constitution ?

I know the 14th Amendment is.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I'm no economist, but I know that this would be our first default in history

And the Republicans had no issues in getting this done when TFG was in office, despite his reckless spending.

[rickford66]

10. We need a bumper sticker slogan for the 14th

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Unfortunately, too few citizens have any idea what it actually means...

[rickford66]

12. Yup. Dems are bad at it.

[Emile]

16. You don't negotiate with a gun to your head. President Biden

may have no choice but to invoke the 14th amendment.