i have zero confidence in the GOP to do the right thing nor do anything that is good for the country. It's clear retaliation & vengeance are their game. They do not care if they hurt people in all of this any more than the entire abortion debacle either. By golly they have their principles and if you die by them, then so be it. They refuse to see a larger picture of the world, they live in fear, retribution, hate & violence if need be. I see nothing good in the next two years other than they will hold the entire country hostage to all this hate, fear & need to control.
They are all worried about being exposed for their part in trying to overthrow the government so they will deflect, turn the tables, lie, do whatever they need to in order to draw attention away from the 1/6 report, the texts, emails, etc that clearly implicate key involvement in the planning of 1/6. If that means crashing the economy to make everyone focus on that instead of their 1/6 treason, then that is what they will do. they are desperate.
I'd like to see serious journalists questioning Republicans on the outcome of refusing to lift the debt ceiling. And, these same journalists cannot lack the courage to shut down their endless rhetoric while providing no information. People also need to stop electing Libertarians hiding as Republicans. They do not want a federal government and are doing everything they can to destroy it.
Great article. I had never heard about minting the 1 trillion dollar coin to keep our country from defaulting. Question is: once in default and the domino effect is racing upon us, we cannot take the time to discuss issuing that coin. Nothing moves fast in the government. Would that not drive inflation through the roof? Jobs loss, etc. Thank you for sharing that information as it is good to know at least there is something. There needs to be more discussion on the debt ceiling crises since the GOP has repeatedly stated they will not pass the bill & they won’t because the extremist are running the show. As citizens, how do we prepare for this situation since terrorist activity is being promised to us by the GOP fascists in Congress?
Can Biden declare refusing to raise the debt ceiling is a national security risk and raise the debt ceiling by executive order?
Seems to me there's a constitutional conflict here. Is or is not POTUS constitutionally responsible for national security? Does or doesn't POTUS have a constitutional duty to protect national security? Can or cannot POTUS raise the debt ceiling by executive order or by declaring a state of emergency to raise it?
The Republicans in the House (as well as some in the Senate) would not only be comfortable with the U.S. defaulting on its debt, they would actively welcome it. And, we will all pay the price for their shortsightedness.
i have zero confidence in the GOP to do the right thing nor do anything that is good for the country. It's clear retaliation & vengeance are their game. They do not care if they hurt people in all of this any more than the entire abortion debacle either. By golly they have their principles and if you die by them, then so be it. They refuse to see a larger picture of the world, they live in fear, retribution, hate & violence if need be. I see nothing good in the next two years other than they will hold the entire country hostage to all this hate, fear & need to control.
They are all worried about being exposed for their part in trying to overthrow the government so they will deflect, turn the tables, lie, do whatever they need to in order to draw attention away from the 1/6 report, the texts, emails, etc that clearly implicate key involvement in the planning of 1/6. If that means crashing the economy to make everyone focus on that instead of their 1/6 treason, then that is what they will do. they are desperate.
I'd like to see serious journalists questioning Republicans on the outcome of refusing to lift the debt ceiling. And, these same journalists cannot lack the courage to shut down their endless rhetoric while providing no information. People also need to stop electing Libertarians hiding as Republicans. They do not want a federal government and are doing everything they can to destroy it.
My take is that based on the 14th amendment section 4 the debt ceiling is an unconstitutional law
Great article. I had never heard about minting the 1 trillion dollar coin to keep our country from defaulting. Question is: once in default and the domino effect is racing upon us, we cannot take the time to discuss issuing that coin. Nothing moves fast in the government. Would that not drive inflation through the roof? Jobs loss, etc. Thank you for sharing that information as it is good to know at least there is something. There needs to be more discussion on the debt ceiling crises since the GOP has repeatedly stated they will not pass the bill & they won’t because the extremist are running the show. As citizens, how do we prepare for this situation since terrorist activity is being promised to us by the GOP fascists in Congress?
Can Biden declare refusing to raise the debt ceiling is a national security risk and raise the debt ceiling by executive order?
Seems to me there's a constitutional conflict here. Is or is not POTUS constitutionally responsible for national security? Does or doesn't POTUS have a constitutional duty to protect national security? Can or cannot POTUS raise the debt ceiling by executive order or by declaring a state of emergency to raise it?
Kurt--thank you for a brilliant and terrifying piece of writing. What a collective bunch of terrorists we are being ruled by.
Is this the American version of self destruction by Brexit?
The Republicans in the House (as well as some in the Senate) would not only be comfortable with the U.S. defaulting on its debt, they would actively welcome it. And, we will all pay the price for their shortsightedness.
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