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Could Obama make a decision in raising the debt ceiling if it is not resolved in Congress?

US has no time to lose , raising the debt ceiling should be taken immediately to avoid another economic crisis

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  • 10 years ago
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    "the validity of the public debt … shall not be questioned," This is what the 14th amendment says.

    There are legal analysts that have advised Obama to say something to the effect of,

    "Congress's refusal to raise the public debt ceiling violates our Federal Law".

    Next he could issue an executive order that raises the debt limit.

    Probably, followed by Supreme court arguments between Republicans and Democrats over the constitutional validity of either action.

    Stay tuned!!

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Obama and Reid have been sitting on this problem since last December.

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