Posted on FoxNews.com-On July 3, 2011:
“Sen. John Cornyn warned President Obama on Sunday to not even consider interpreting the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment to bypass Congress and raise the debt limit without its approval.
“That’s crazy talk. It’s not acceptable for Congress and the president not to do their job and to say somehow the president has the authority then to basically do this by himself,” Cornyn, R-Texas, a former judge on the Texas Supreme Court, told “Fox News Sunday.”
The proposal that Obama re-interpret Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment to justify raising the $14.3 trillion debt limit has been gaining traction in Democratic circles since Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told reporters that the Constitution’s language could support the president’s raising the limit without congressional approval.
‘The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for the payments of pension and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion’—this is the important thing—‘shall not be questioned,’ “ Geithner read during a discussion hosted by Politico in May.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and others on Capitol Hill reportedly acknowledged that the idea is percolating, and had been presented to the president.
“It’s certainly worth exploring. I think it needs a little more exploration and study,” he said during a conference call with reporters held Friday.
Without addressing efforts to invoke the Constitution, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said Sunday the president and congressional negotiators shouldn’t even be discussing a debt deal privately.
“Congress is the constitutional place for this to be decided,” said Sessions, who is the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee.
Asked during a press conference Wednesday whether the debt limit was constitutional, the president glossed over the question, saying, “I’m not a Supreme Court justice, so I’m not going to put my constitutional law professor hat on here.”
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I. Where Is Democrat Budget?-Posted on NewsBusters-By Noel Sheppard-On July 3, 2011:
II. Bill Clinton calls for corporate tax cut!-Posted on Politico-By MIKE ALLEN-On July 3, 2011:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58275.html
III. Obama’s Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per Job!-Posted on The Weekly Standard-By JEFFREY H. ANDERSON-On July 3, 2011:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-s-economists-stimulus-has-cost-278000-job_576014.html
IV. Living Large, Obama-Style!-Posted on The Patriot Post-By Burt Prelutsky (Archive)-On July 2, 2011:
http://patriotpost.us/opinion/burt-prelutsky/2011/07/02/living-large-obama-style/
V. Obama’s ‘Pants on Fire’!-Posted on The Heritage Foundation-On July 1, 2011:
VI. Officials Say Debt-Limit Deal Must Come By Mid-July to Avert Default!-Posted on Money News-By Bloomberg News-On July 1, 2011:
VII. Video: Danger Zone for Debt Ceiling Deadline!-Posted on The Patriot Update-On July 1, 2011:
http://patriotupdate.com/videos/danger-zone-for-debt-ceiling-deadline
VIII. Obama faces protesters during fundraising trip!-Posted on Town Hall-By The Associated Press-On June 30, 2011:
IX. Fed's Massive Stimulus Had Little Impact: Greenspan!-Posted on CNBC- By: Margo D. Beller-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/43598606
X. Debt Increased More Under Geithner Than Under Any Treasury Secretary in U.S. History!-Posted on CNSNews.com-By Matt Cover-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/debt-increased-more-under-geithner-under
XI. Obama’s Priority Is “Equality” Not Jobs!-Posted on RealClearPolitics-By Larry Elder-On June 30, 2011:
XII. Democrats Weigh Short-Term Debt Limit Increase!-Posted on CNBC-By Reuters-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/43596260
XIII. Video: Obama Rejects GOP Budget Talk!-Posted on Breitbart-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.breitbart.tv/obama-rejects-gop-budget-talk-invitation-not-a-conversation-worth-having/
XIV. US Catches China Buying More Debt Than Disclosed!-Posted on Money News-By Reuters-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.moneynews.com/StreetTalk/US-China-Buying-Debt/2011/06/30/id/402057?s=al&promo_code=C892-1
XV. DeMint to Obama: We'd Lift Debt Ceiling If?-Posted on NewsMax.com-By Martin Gould and Ashley Martella-On June 30, 2011:
XVI. Obama for Corporate Jet Tax Break Before He Was Against It!-Posted on CNSNews.com-By Fred Lucas-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-corporate-jet-tax-break-he-was-aga
XVII. Outrage of the Day!-Posted on Amy Ridnour’s National Blog Center-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.conservativeblog.org/amyridenour/2011/7/1/outrage-of-the-day.html
XVIII. Gallup: Obama's Approval Hits All-Time Low Among Poor, Is Highest Among Rich!-Posted on CNSNews.com-By Terence P. Jeffrey-On June 30, 2011:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/gallup-obama-hits-all-time-low-among-poo
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Is it important to understand the Marxist assault on the foundations of our system?
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“Food For Thought”
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Jake
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