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Jim Lane

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19. i thought my post made that clear.

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #18)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 04:20 PM

Dec 2012

As I said, the context of the votes by Obama and other Democrats was "when passage of an increase in the debt ceiling was certain". I wasn't asserting that the two situations were equivalent.

I didn't elaborate on that because my main point was to refute the idea that the debt ceiling increase had previously "passed unremarked". Past increases were remarked, in that they were used as the occasion to make a political point.

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House Democrat: If Republicans Hold Debt Ceiling Hostage, Invoke 14th Amendment To Raise It [View all] Report1212 Dec 2012 OP

we don't negotiate with terrorists mcctatas Dec 2012 #1

nt Report1212 Dec 2012 #4

A minor quibble with their terminology BlueStreak Dec 2012 #2

I don't follow your argument Shrek Dec 2012 #3

The 14th amendment says nothing about "existing debt" BlueStreak Dec 2012 #5

It says "debt authorized by law" Jim Lane Dec 2012 #11

All the spending that created the debt is authorized by law BlueStreak Dec 2012 #15

No EC Dec 2012 #9

Tell me where it says that. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #16

I saw this question on a blog somewhere and it made me stop and think: Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #6

Honestly, we shouldn't have one Report1212 Dec 2012 #7

I had actually never even heard of it until last year Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #8

It hasn't "passed unremarked year after year." Jim Lane Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #13

There's a distinct difference between casting a purely symbolic vote against something Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #18

i thought my post made that clear. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #19

I just don't understand why President Obama has taken the 14th off the table. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #10

I read an explanation somewhere of why that wouldn't work -- sorry, pnwmom Dec 2012 #14

It would be a multi-stage thing. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #17