Posted on 07/30/2011 1:45:56 PM PDT by SteveH
The debts incurred for the surge in Iraq are clearly covered--that was definitely spent to suppress an insurrection or rebellion.
Well, let's not twist meaning of the 14th Amendment like the Democrats are trying to do.
Section 4 of the 14th Amendment did not refer to any "insurrection or rebellion" anywhere at any time. It dealt specifically with THE Rebellion.
AKA: "The Civil War", "The Great Rebellion", "The War of Northern Aggression".
The purpose of Section 4 was to let it be known to all creditors that any U.S. Government debt incurred during the Civil War would be honored but any Confederate debt was illegal and void.
I believe Obama was not a teacher of law, or law professor. It is my understanding he was more like a TA, or lecturer. And I can believe he lectures. But he is also an idiot.
I believe Obama was not a teacher of law, or law professor. It is my understanding he was more like a TA, or lecturer. And I can believe he lectures. But he is also an idiot.
The language and intention of Section 4 of the 14th Amendment is quite clear.
I do not believe that Obama and the Democrats pushing for the "14th Amendment option" are that stupid but I do believe that they are that shameless and lawless.
Anyone smart enough to be in the University of Chicago law school probably knew more about the Constitution than Obama anyway.
Obama was not a law professor. ..more like a visiting lecturer.
The Progressives want “unity” in the country.
Josef Stalin had it, Adolf Hitler had it, same for
Mr. Mao, Mr. Ho, Mr. Lenin and Mr. Castro.
If Mr. Obama raises the debt ceiling by himself, his followers will be dancing in the streets celebrating “unity”. (What a dangerous bunch of scu&bags.)
IMHO
While the suit was being adjudicated American debt would be poison.
Nothing beyond the scope of Animal Control personnel.
I was married to a lawyer for 34 years. Thank you, but I know what con law is. But thank you for your input.
I was married to a lawyer for 34 years. Thank you, but I know what con law is. But thank you for your input.
[R]epeal of statutes, no less than enactment, must conform with Art. I. INS v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919, 954 (1983). There is no provision in the Constitution that authorizes the President to enact, to amend, or to repeal statutes."
Removing the 14th Amendment gives him the power of a tyrant. Rending the Congress useless and the people powerless.
The ones pushing the 14th Amendment option don’t give a rats rear end about the Constitution, this country, or it’s founding. They are Marxists. The enemy within.
Even if they ruled against him, he could declare a national emergency and rule with impugnity. I'd get really afraid when you start to see the ranks of FEMA expand exponentially, you know, with that Civilian Defense Corps he talked about? As equally well-funded and as well staffed as the Department of Defense?
I bet they would throw the case out of court for lack of standing.
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