UNDERNEWS: The Constitution Has a 155-Year-Old Answer to the Debt Ceiling

January 28, 2023

The Constitution Has a 155-Year-Old Answer to the Debt Ceiling

NY Times - Long-forgotten provisions of the 14th Amendment are suddenly crying out for enforcement... Section 3 bars from public office anyone who took an oath to support the Constitution and subsequently participated in or encouraged “insurrection.” The events of Jan. 6, 2021, have focused new attention on this stipulation, which could be applied to participants in the uprising who previously held military, political, or judicial positions, including former President Donald Trump.Then there is Section 4, which offers a way out of the current impasse over increasing the debt ceiling. “The validity of the public debt of the United States,” it declares, “shall not be questioned.”

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Anonymous said...: I took that oath upon enlistment in the U. S Coast Guard and believe anyone who violates that oath should face punishment as spelled out in the 14th Amendment

Semper Paratus; January 29, 2023 at 5:50 PM

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