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The Debt Ceiling and the Fourteenth Amendment

January 9th, 2013

By Dan Miller The Fourteenth Amendment does not grant the President unilateral authority to ignore the debt ceiling imposed by the Congress. But what if he does it anyway?

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Tags: 14th Amendment, Congress, courts, debt limit, entitlements, spending, taxes
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The President Has No Authority to Increase the Debt Limit Unilaterally

July 24th, 2011

By Dan Miller According to an op ed piece in the New York Times linked in this Tatler article, the President can unilaterally increase the national debt limit if the Congress fails to do so. The Tatler article very properly takes issue with the authors of that piece. I should like to take issue with […]

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Tags: 14th Amendment, Congress, Constitution, debt limit, power, President
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How Do You Solve a Problem like the National Debt?

July 11th, 2011

By Dan Miller Like a leaky faucet wasting water, it’s time to stop the careless flow of taxpayer money. Also see Video: President Obama promises ‘massive job-killing taxes’ if he is re-elected, at The PJ Tatler. * * * The sky is falling! Quick! Run hide under your made-in-China umbrella before it’s too late! As […]

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Tags: 14th Amendment, debt, deficit, entitlements, negotiations, spending, taxes
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