Senate Democratic leaders have sent a letter to President Obama pledging their support if he raises the debt ceiling unilaterally in the face of Republican resistance.

Support has been growing among Democrats in Congress for Obama to invoke the 14th Amendment or another legal justification for expanding the nation’s borrowing authority without congressional approval.

“In the event that Republicans make good on their threat by failing to act, or by moving unilaterally to pass a debt limit extension only as part of unbalanced or unreasonable legislation, we believe you must be willing to take any lawful steps to ensure that America does not break its promises and trigger a global economic crisis — without Congressional approval, if necessary,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and other Democratic leaders wrote in a letter dated Jan. 11.
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said last week she would invoke the 14th Amendment if given the choice.

“I've made my view very clear on that subject: I would do it in a second,” Pelosi told reporters Jan. 4. “But I'm not the president of the United States.”

Why don't the democrats just put a crown on Obama's head and be done with it?

On top of that, what does the 14th amendment have to do with raising the debt ceiling? I thought it was about civil rights..dumb me..

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On top of that, what does the 14th amendment have to do with raising the debt ceiling? I thought it was about civil rights..dumb me..

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On top of that, what does the 14th amendment have to do with raising the debt ceiling? I thought it was about civil rights..dumb me..

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If you recall, the Rats trotted out some backbencher "legal scholar" last time the debt ceiling debate came up who made some argument that a provision in the 14th Amendment concerning Civil War payments can be contorted into meaning the debt ceiling is unconstitutional. It is total and 100% laughable BS and they know it.

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