->  LL>>> demands to enact any kind of a debt ceiling.  For those who   
   ->  LL>>> have yet to read the 14th Amendment, here is what it says -   
   ->    
   ->  LL>>> "THE VALIDITY OF THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES,   
   ->  LL>>> AUTHORIZED BY LAW, including debts incurred for payment of   
   ->  LL>>> pensions and bounties for services in suppressing   
   ->  LL>>> insurrection or rebellion, SHALL NOT BE QUESTIONED."   
   ->    
   ->  LL>>> Does a limit on debt "question" the "validity" of the debt?   
   ->    
   -> BK>>No. But it does mean the debt must be paid, no matter what else   
   -> BK>>is shut down.   
   ->    
   ->  LL> True.  Which is why President Obama should ignore   
   ->  LL> Republican demands to cut taxes for the wealthy as being a   
   ->  LL> trade for their vote to raise the debt ceiling.  Read the   
   ->  LL> 14th Amendment for a fuller comprehension of the meaning -   
   ->    
   ->  I agree with the above, but not with the below portion. Obama   
   ->  needs to tell the republicans vote the increase, or bring down   
   ->  the country, but no negotiations on any other point. Not on   
   ->  taxes or cuts or the debt. This is critical now!   
   ->    
   ->  LL> Any debt ceiling imposed by the Congress is   
   ->  LL> unconstitutional.   
      
   I oppose *both* political parties WRT the National Debt ceiling.  Just stop   
   all the posturing and dancing around the topic and *raise* the ceiling.    
   You Congressers *know* you'll do it eventually, so stop the farcical   
   maneuvers.  Raise the debt ceiling and get back to work ... "*back* to   
   work?" ... I must think they were actually working in the past ... I'll   
   hafta think that one over ...    
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