I saw this video yesterday and thought it was pretty interesting given the current battle in the house.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd-iaYLO1A&app=desktop It seems that the republicans were changing the rules to make sure the budget had no chance of passing. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2013, at 4:29 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well, Justin, here is the theory as I understand it in all its odious glory. > > The 14th Amendment prohibits default, basically. Here is the relevant text: > > *Section 4.* The validity of the public debt of the United States, > authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and > bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not > be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or > pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion > against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any > slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and > void. > > So Gohmert, and others, argue that in the current battle, Obama is choosing > to not pay the public debt of the United States. They say that with that > even if Congress does not raise the debt limit or start funding the > government again, Obama could still choose to take tax receipts and pay > interest on public debt and, instead, not pay for other things, like Social > Security, government salaries, etc. And that if the Treasury missed a debt > interest payment, regardless of reason, that would put the Executive in > violation of the 14th Amendment and therefore it would be an impeachable > crime. > > Now, I think that by that twisted interpretation, we could just as easily > say that we are stopping all payments to Rep. Gohmert's home state of Texas > because they are clearly engaged in an insurrection against the United > States. But crazy isn't going to understand. > > Judah > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Justin Scott <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >>> The dailycurrant.com article is satire. >> >> Indeed, the people who were sanding on an overpass on I-75 with a >> giant "impeach Obama" banner last Friday at rush hour were pretty real >> though. Big difference between a few people on an overpass and >> Congress going that route though. To all of those people who wish to >> impeach Obama, I would ask what crime, specifically, they would charge >> him with and what evidence would they bring if they were prosecuting >> that crime? >> >> >> -Justin >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:367798 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
