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Created 06/30/2011 - 10 months ago
WASHINGTON -- At a briefing with reporters on Wednesday, President Obama was asked whether he believed that the debt ceiling was constitutional or whether the 14th Amendment required the government to meet all of its obligations regardless of the debt-limit statute. Obama dodged the question.
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http://huff.to/lWR11W Appears that trying to not raise the debt ceiling, may be unconstitutional. #dems #gop
US DEBT CEILING DEBATE | Geithner to consider Leaving Treasury After Debt Debate "'The validity of the public... http://fb.me/13dVPxYiq
So the battle over the #debtceiling has come to this: GOP vs. The Constitution http://ow.ly/5uelR
impeaching O for "insisting on paying past bills on time could be equally devastating for GOP. http://t.co/Ukb7gQF #understatement #yathink?
Tim Geithner: 14th Amendment Says Debt 'Shall Not Be Questioned' http://huff.to/lpRA7B #obama #debt #us
@horridqueen http://t.co/OtGHKwD <3
BAM. Geithner whips out his pocket Constitution. http://t.co/o1fUrlq
Geithner Quotes Constitution: Debt 'Shall Not Be Questi... http://t.co/Px36Irq
Tim Geithner: 14th Amendment Says Debt 'Shall Not Be Questioned': "I'm not a Supreme Court Justice, so I'm not g... http://bit.ly/jP9ZBI
RT @aminatou: "Geithner whipped out his handy pocket-sized Constitution" #swoon http://huff.to/lpRA7B
IYKWIM RT @AnnieLowrey: Geithner whips out pocket Constitution, reads 14th amendment... : http://huff.to/lpRA7B
RT @jazgar: Geithner Reads Directly From Constitution: Debt 'Shall Not Be Questioned' http://feedly.com/k/jUL59D #p2 #tcot
We may be on the verge of a constitutional crisis. Ooh, these are exciting times! http://t.co/RdWXyUA
RT @simoncowart: Geitner quotes constitution: "Debt shall not be questioned" http://huff.to/lVfrh2 #p2 #p21 #tcot
What are your thoughts? Will the White House "plead the 14th" if we hit the debt ceiling? Or was Geithner going rogue? http://huff.to/lzTXzx
Ha! Fabulous prop use, Mr. Secretary...and then the smackdown: "This is not a credible negotiating strategy." http://t.co/UnCMybS
Geitner booyahs the GOP: http://t.co/qvqY4Uo via @HuffingtonPost
This reminds me that I need to start carrying around a pocket constitution to prove people wrong. http://huff.to/kA4Qlg
Is this emerging from quirky sidebar to talking pt? MT @j_strong Geithner suggests debt limit unconstitutional http://t.co/cKFSdJ6 @ryangrim
RT @amaeryllis: RT @delrayser: Geithner endorsing the "constitutional option" on the debt limit seems like a big deal, no? http://t.co/z31679j
" Geithner Reads Directly From Constitution: Debt 'Shall Not Be Questioned': WASHINGTON -- At a briefing with... http://huff.to/lopq1A "
More evidence that Obama admin is seriously considering the 14th amendment option re debt ceiling. http://huff.to/j7A7QQ
RT @aterkel: Tim Geithner: 14th amendment says debt "shall not be questioned." (via @ryangrim) http://huff.to/lpRA7B
woah, Tim Geithner suggests debt limit unconstitutional http://t.co/s6zdlIH by @ryangrim
Geithner whips out Constitution, reads 14th Amendment: Debt "shall not be questioned." http://t.co/zNW3QW6