[entropy12]

Sure, why not? Bring on limitless spending, Trillions in Reparations, foreign wars galore, 100 million more illegals, and make the liberals happy.

[John S Mosby]

There is NO “14th Amendment” solution present for the deficit spending that got us here. There is NONE- not any part of this Amendment could even “trend” from a Constitutional perspective. The Treasurer of the US has PLENTY of money to recognize actual debt— based on the incoming revenue to the US every single day within a month.
The answer is to PAY the debts in Priority- and within the income we have to pay them. Same as any other entity in the US. We can no longer keep expanding the borrowed money from the Fed Reserve only to add more spending of completely political nature. Period. Over and out.

The MONEY is in the Treasury- if the payment of the debts (servicing foreign owned instruments of US debt, US owned debt instruments, and all essential services- US military, national security, and even yes- social security FIRST, then pare back the idiotic unsupportable spending they KNOW we do not have nor need.

[unread]

"On Thursday, a group of of 11 progressive senators led by Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released a new letter to President Biden calling on him to prepare to cancel the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment."

This is downright goofy.. If the American people buy this crap, they deserve what they get... :(

[markman46]

Any of you notice it’s senators sending letters to joementia to used the 14 amendment, but not any house members ummm

[ro_dreaming]

Section 4. 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. 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.

This section seems to forbid reparations, doesn't it?

[spintreebob]

“Congress shall have the power”

Leftists, Read the 14th. It is very clear. The Predident is no where mentioned in th 14th. It clearly says “congress shall have the power”.

There is no way the SCOTUS could read it otherwise.
There is no way a literate person could read it otherwise.

[xzins]

The 14th amendment does not require borrowing money. It only requires paying debt. We can make our debt payments with our actual income collected from taxes, fees, tariffs, etc.

[Eleutheria5]

I am so happy. Now I can afford a week's groceries. Thank you, Democrats! Thank you!

[Eleutheria5]

“the public debt of the United States, authorized by law...shall not be questioned.”

This would be a public debt NOT authorized by law, so it can not be allowed.