Anonymous ID: e1abcd May 21, 2023, 3:13 p.m. No.18882638   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2647 >>2721 >>2746

>>18882635

>Biden considers invoking 14th Amendment to fend off looming debt ceiling crisis

 

The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was enacted in response to the controversy regarding the citizenship status of former slaves. President Biden said the constitutional provision gives him the legal standing to circumvent Congressโ€™ stand-off on the debt ceiling.

 

"I have been considering the 14th Amendment," Biden told reporters Tuesday after a meeting with top congressional leaders from both parties failed to reach an agreement on the measure.

 

Some constitutional experts argue that the debt ceiling โ€“ which only permits the financing of debt Congress has already authorized โ€“ violates the 14th Amendment.

 

After the Civil War, the country faced a lot of debt. Drafted during Reconstruction, Section 4 of the 14th Amendment states in part, โ€œThe validity of the public debt of the United Statesโ€ฆ shall not be questioned.

 

Biden, a former law professor at Widener University Delaware Law School, said that while he believes this amendment gives him the authority to unilaterally address the matter of the countryโ€™s debt, he realizes the constitutionality of such an action would be disputed.

Anonymous ID: e1abcd May 21, 2023, 3:15 p.m. No.18882648   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2659 >>2721 >>2746

>>18882635

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/14th-amendment-us-debt-ceiling-debate/

 

How the 14th Amendment factors into the debt ceiling debate

philadelphia

MAY 21, 2023

 

As negotiations over addressing the US debt ceiling continue and the threat of default draws closer, President Joe Biden has resurfaced the controversial idea of using the 14th Amendment as a way to lift the borrowing cap without Congress.

 

Biden has said he doesn't consider the move an imminent solution, but several liberal lawmakers in both chambers are pushing him to invoke the amendment rather than give in to Republican demands to cut spending and tighten work requirements, among others. Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts are among 11 senators who are urging the president to take advantage of the amendment to avoid the US defaulting on its debt.

 

Section 4 of the 14th Amendment

How could a 145-year-old change to the US Constitution that gave citizenship to former slaves serve as a path out of the debt ceiling drama? Government officials and legal authorities are divided over whether it does.

 

Some experts, including Laurence H. Tribe of Harvard Law School, point to Section 4 of the amendment as the basis of their argument that the president has the authority to order the nation's debts be paid regardless of the debt limit Congress put in place more than 100 years ago.

 

"The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned," reads the section, which refers to the debt incurred by the Union to fight the Civil War.

 

As negotiations over addressing the US debt ceiling continue and the threat of default draws closer, President Joe Biden has resurfaced the controversial idea of using the 14th Amendment as a way to lift the borrowing cap without Congress.

 

Biden has said he doesn't consider the move an imminent solution, but several liberal lawmakers in both chambers are pushing him to invoke the amendment rather than give in to Republican demands to cut spending and tighten work requirements, among others. Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts are among 11 senators who are urging the president to take advantage of the amendment to avoid the US defaulting on its debt.

 

Section 4 of the 14th Amendment

How could a 145-year-old change to the US Constitution that gave citizenship to former slaves serve as a path out of the debt ceiling drama? Government officials and legal authorities are divided over whether it does.

 

Some experts, including Laurence H. Tribe of Harvard Law School, point to Section 4 of the amendment as the basis of their argument that the president has the authority to order the nation's debts be paid regardless of the debt limit Congress put in place more than 100 years ago.

 

"The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned," reads the section, which refers to the debt incurred by the Union to fight the Civil War.

Anonymous ID: e1abcd May 21, 2023, 3:27 p.m. No.18882713   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2719 >>2732

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/biden-says-he-likely-has-authority-to-use-14th-amendment-on-debt-ceiling-but-it-may-be-too-late-895c7b04

 

Biden says he likely has authority to use 14th Amendment on debt ceiling, but it may be too late

Published: May 21, 2023 at 5:18 p.m. ET

Anonymous ID: e1abcd May 21, 2023, 3:36 p.m. No.18882780   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

why doesn't Biden call Trump and have him end the war?

They sent Carter all over the place on peace missions.

 

Doesn't biden want peace?

Doesn't any reporter want to know if biden will employ Trump as an envoy?