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wackadoo wabbit

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

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Sat May 20, 2023, 09:12 PM

May 2023

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).

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The 14th Amendment - Senator Bernie Sanders [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 2023 OP

Easy to talk about, not easy to do. RandySF May 2023 #1

Laurence Tribe was the first one to bring this up, but I agree that it's a tough call Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #4

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Republicans won't vote to raise the debt ceiling wackadoo wabbit May 2023 #17

I'm listening... Drum May 2023 #2

And I'm hoping that Biden can prevail... Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #15

K n R ! Thanks for posting!... JoeOtterbein May 2023 #3

The thing is, Biden has no choice, he can't allow our first default ever Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #8

We risk our lives every day for the 2nd. JoeOtterbein May 2023 #13

And how many misinterpret the 2nd?? Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #14

Biden is between a rock and a hard place burrowowl May 2023 #5

He certainly is - and he's getting blowback for cutting his G7 trip short Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #6

Is the debt limit mentioned in the Constitution ? rickford66 May 2023 #7

I'm no economist, but I know that this would be our first default in history Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #9

We need a bumper sticker slogan for the 14th rickford66 May 2023 #10

Unfortunately, too few citizens have any idea what it actually means... Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #11

Yup. Dems are bad at it. rickford66 May 2023 #12

You don't negotiate with a gun to your head. President Biden Emile May 2023 #16