Dem rep gathering signatures in support of WH unilaterally raising the debt ceiling
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., is collecting signatures for a letter to the president letting him know that he has backing in Congress if he chooses to invoke the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling in the event that Congress fails to do so.
“We would support your use of any authority available to you, including the 14th amendment, to preserve America’s full faith and credit and prevent further damage to our economy,” Welch, the House Democratic Caucus chief deputy whip said in the letter. During the last debt-ceiling standoff in the summer of 2011, Welch collected 114 signatures for a letter calling for a clean vote on extending the debt ceiling.











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Yes, borrowing trillions we’ll never be able to repay will send our economy into overdrive. In the future young kids will chant “Obama! Obama!” as they dig for grubs and tidy up their cardboard box homes.
Treasonous nut.
darwin on December 12, 2012 at 11:44 AM
OMG, it just keeps on a coming! bho is going to be morsi in a few months if this doesn’t stop?
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letget on December 12, 2012 at 11:45 AM
If they were to attempt it, John Boehner should come out and say “ok, fine then. We just won’t let you have any money in the first place.”
Mohonri on December 12, 2012 at 11:45 AM
So, once they start just openly ignoring the Constitution, can we tell them Adios? When the President starts doing things “unilaterally” I think the Republic is over.
rgranger on December 12, 2012 at 11:46 AM
A) Unconstitutional and B) President Downgrade.
Zaggs on December 12, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Great, except the constitution does not give the president the ability to just raise the debt limit, regardless of how many signatures this guy gets. Obama could negotiate and suggest massive cuts in spending that may help him get the increase, but that is up to congress. Hopefully they just say no and let him own another credit downgrade. At some point the credit card needs to be taken away until spending is reduced in a huge way.
Ellis on December 12, 2012 at 11:47 AM
If he uses the 14th, House GOP should immediately defund EVERYTHING>
Zaggs on December 12, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Constitutional crisis dead ahead. The President of the United States has absolutely NO authority whatsoever to do this without a law being passed by both chambers of Congress.
But we are led by Vidkun Boehner and will be sold out without a peep.
So this is how despotism looks.
Rixon on December 12, 2012 at 11:48 AM
America a constitutional republic in name only. I wonder how long before it will be that a president will declare him or herself president for life.
ChunkyLover on December 12, 2012 at 11:55 AM
$16.2 trillion in debt.
Assume average wage of $20/hour
$16,200,000,000,000/($20/hr)=810,000,000,000 Hours of work.
810,000,000,000 Hours of work to pay off the debt.
we departed realville a long long time ago.
tom daschle concerned on December 12, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Why don’t they just, um, vote on it?
Akzed on December 12, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Somebody (preferably a Republican conservative knowledgeable about the Constitution and articulate in a no-nonsense manner, should school this dimwit representative about the whole phrasing of the 14th Amendment.
onlineanalyst on December 12, 2012 at 12:22 PM
An acolyte of Sanders?
It is surreal that this idiot is saying that giving Obama carte blanche to spend whatever he feels like spending will prevent further damage to the economy.
Also, collect all the signatures you want, jacka55. Without Congress, it’s unconstitutional.
RedCrow on December 12, 2012 at 12:26 PM
There is NO 14th Amendment option, ya bloody, totalitarian ‘t@rd.
ARTICLE I, SECTION 4 OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT SAYS:
1. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorised by law shall not be questioned.
2. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
“QUESTIONED” DOESN’T MEAN PAID. IT DOESN’T SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT SHALL PAY THESE DEBTS. AND, IT CERTAINLY DOESN’T AUTHORISE THE PRESIDENT TO BORROW MONEY TO PAY THE DEBTS. In fact, you and your idiotic friends really should read ALL of the 14th Amendment because if you read Section 5, you’d realise that this entire discussion is laughably invalid.
ARTICLE I, SECTION 5 OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT SAYS:
CONGRESS shall have THE POWER to enforce, BY APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION, the provision of “THIS ARTICLE,” which INCLUDES SECTION 4…the VERY PART of the Fourteenth Amendment that YOU claim gives President Obama the power to borrow money on the credit of the United States. CONGRESS – NOT KING BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA II. GOT THAT?
Furthermore…
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8 SAYS:
“The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States; ….”
You have evidently decided to chuck the entire Constitution and tell the President that he is not bound by his oath to uphold it. What you are encouraging makes Richard Nixon look like a choirboy. I hope that you realise that. AN ALLAH-BLOODY-DAMNED CHOIRBOY.
You people are utterly shameless and resemble more the leaders of a third world banana republic than the United States of America. I hope that you understand that things don’t usually end well in such places for the people and their leaders.
Resist We Much on December 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Ellis on December 12, 2012 at 11:47 AM
conservative tarheel on December 12, 2012 at 12:31 PM
We already are a banana republic.
The Rogue Tomato on December 12, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Goebbels orgasmed again. His dreams and imagination have been surpassed.
Schadenfreude on December 12, 2012 at 12:36 PM
As stupid as 0dumba is, he is not so stupid to ever try such a stunt, which is one reason he was able to win the Presidency while relatively braindead and unsavvy politicians like Peter Welch or Nancy Pelosi never could.
Anti-Control on December 12, 2012 at 12:47 PM
I M P E A C H M E N T
petefrt on December 12, 2012 at 1:49 PM