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In reply to the discussion: SCOTUS has previously ruled on the 14th amendment debt clause [View all]RVN VET71
(3,071 posts)45. The concern about our corrupt SCOTUS ignoring precedent
should incentivize Biden to throw down the gauntlet and challenge SCOTUS to do the right thing or shame itself in history as a pathetic, corrupt, partisan, authoritarian, and politically servile institution.
I would hate, really hate, to see our President cave in to the likes of Kevin McCarthy and his fellow congressional fascists. Were he to do so, and agree to "negotiate" on the national debt ceiling, he will increase the likelihood that Fatso will beat him in 2024. (I will vote for Biden regardless, but there many, perhaps millions, of Democrat-leaning voters who may just choose to stay away and not vote at all in 2024 were he to cave on this issue.)
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SCOTUS has previously ruled on the 14th amendment debt clause [View all]
Fiendish Thingy
May 2023
OP
Unfortunately, the current SC does not respect stare decisis as they have demonstrated
JohnSJ
May 2023
#2
Indeed, which is why Biden must be willing to trigger a much needed constitutional crisis
Fiendish Thingy
May 2023
#5
Exactly! I believe that's why Biden has been so reluctant to say that he'll invoke it.
Texin
May 2023
#9
I guess with the debt limit the salaries of judges and their workers can be delayed.
LiberalFighter
May 2023
#17
If Only This Were Not True... Delusion Gives Birth To Delusion, No Matter How Intelligent One Is
MayReasonRule
May 2023
#32
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ That Is Correct!!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
MayReasonRule
May 2023
#44
Tribe's position relies on the idea that ignoring the debt ceiling is the "least unconstitutional"
onenote
May 2023
#19
As he stated on MSNBC, Tribe's opinion focuses on the presidential oath, not the 14th
Fiendish Thingy
May 2023
#28
"Anyone who thinks the issues presented are simple and easily resolved is fooling themselves."
elocs
May 2023
#50
The current Supreme Court is going to rule on short term partisan advantage, not legal principle
Bucky
May 2023
#22
Just saw Huffpost headline that GOP alarms on debt ceiling don't include funding for military
onetexan
May 2023
#25