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27. True, but it certainly describes these times.

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Biden Says He Has Authority to Use 14th Amendment [View all] applegrove May 2023 OP

Just make sure the chain is set up so that the neocon runners can't get their request MutantAndProud May 2023 #1

Yes he does. There is no reason for him not to use it. These games are getting ridiculous. Autumn May 2023 #2

Seniors, Republicans don't want you to get your Social Security and are willing to go to the Supreme Walleye May 2023 #3

Couldn't agree more Rebl2 May 2023 #24

They are not screaming about it because they are counting on the Democrats to pull their Walleye May 2023 #32

Those R constituents have been told wnylib May 2023 #36

Go dark Brandon ... Trump and the GOP ran up this debt and this is just about paying the bills. Botany May 2023 #4

If Biden can use the 14th Amendment as he believes, elocs May 2023 #5

But Roe was not a ratified amendment, the 14th is Captain Zero May 2023 #14

None of which authorizes additional borrowing Shrek May 2023 #18

Which is what has to be covered SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #38

When is the debt "incurred"? Dave says May 2023 #44

If the debt hasn't been incurred, would we be threatened with default? SouthernDem4ever May 2023 #48

If the Supreme Court rejects the 14th Amendment, Biden should ignore them Marius25 May 2023 #16

It is an amendment. The court has no role in this...but this is what happened when Roosevelt Demsrule86 May 2023 #19

The Court absolutely has the right to interpret an amendment Sympthsical May 2023 #33

Hear, hear. What's Thomass going to do? peppertree May 2023 #23

do it eShirl May 2023 #6

Yep. Just do it. calimary May 2023 #29

The 14th Ammendment says he has the autority, too. nt Gore1FL May 2023 #7

Hi! How are you...and you are right...he has the authority and I believe the duty to do this and Demsrule86 May 2023 #21

"....enemies, foreign and domestic..." Turbineguy May 2023 #8

That's not part of the presidential oath. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #10

True, but it certainly describes these times. calimary May 2023 #27

House GOP will NEVER vote to lift the debt ceiling... 617Blue May 2023 #9

Don't Think You Can Do It. Don't Question It. In The Spirit Of The Company Nike...... global1 May 2023 #11

All though Phil Knight most like sides with the republicans on this one. CentralMass May 2023 #25

Joe, quit fucking around a do it. Stop trying to play Mr. Nice guy with fascist. Hotler May 2023 #12

Pres Biden is NOT 'fucking around".. he Cha May 2023 #45

..... Hotler May 2023 #50

I have a dumb question.......... Takket May 2023 #13

Invoke it now and stamp a Brazillion dollar coin. Captain Zero May 2023 #15

Brazilian $1 is only worth 20 cents US... jcgoldie May 2023 #22

Every Republican boss said this to me when they wanted to do something g questionable... LakeArenal May 2023 #39

Federal courts do not issue advisory opinions. tritsofme May 2023 #49

If the 14th amendment is invoked the SC should circumvent the appeal process, and decide JohnSJ May 2023 #17

You mean the Shadow Docket deal? no_hypocrisy May 2023 #20

They already do it for a lot of things. The best chance though is a discharge petition, and find 5 JohnSJ May 2023 #40

They already do it for a lot of things. The best chance though is a discharge petition, and find 5 JohnSJ May 2023 #41

Biden is shrewd and I'd bet he rarely goes where he doesn't know the answer bucolic_frolic May 2023 #26

This is Biden's compromise. Freethinker65 May 2023 #28

If the 14th Amendment is such a simple solution to the debt ceiling problem, elocs May 2023 #30

Between a rock and a hard place EndlessWire May 2023 #47

Biden is playing this brilliantly. ancianita May 2023 #31

If they can ignore the 14th amendment, we can ignore the second amendment, so there Walleye May 2023 #34

Sometimes "I think... caveat caveat" is ineffective politically. David__77 May 2023 #35

Invoke at the 11th Hour Marthe48 May 2023 #37

The Repubs will impeach him Dave says May 2023 #42

Biden can, and should, ignore the GOP's debt suicide attempt usonian May 2023 #43

The 14th Amendment is a law the GOP is gnoring. ZonkerHarris May 2023 #46