O should ignore GOP threats not to raise debt ceiling. Debt ceiling not in Constitution, and no law requires it be formally raised.
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Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 08, 2012Students in former labor secretary Robert Reich’s classroom must not speak up very much; what else drives him to Twitter to be schooled so often? Piers “Musket” Morgan knows he can always turn to social media when he needs to brush up on the U.S. Constitution, so why not Reich?
Interesting selective use of the constitution @RBReich—
James Hannigan (@HanniganJ) December 08, 2012
@RBReich @JonahNRO Art. I sec. 8 "The Congress shall have Power … To borrow Money on the credit of the United States".—
Dustin Call (@dlcall5) December 08, 2012
@RBReich Article I – The Legislative Branch
Section 8 Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;—
David Pecchia (@dpecchia) December 08, 2012
@RBReich Debt ceiling is statutory. Either Obama gets congressional action or acts unilaterally claiming Con auth.—
Peri Arnold (@PeriArnold) December 08, 2012
@RBReich doesn't the House control the budget, and not the executive branch?—
Sam Valley (@SamValley) December 08, 2012
@RBReich do you not understand the division of Article I & II powers? If leg. doesn't authorize, ex. can't borrow or spend. @JonahNRO—
John Jenkins (@PaladinVT03) December 08, 2012
Hey @RBReich! Constitution gives Congress, not Obama, power to borrow money. @JonahNRO—
GrandOldPartisan (@Michael_Zak) December 08, 2012
@RBReich
don't think you want to get into Constitutional pissing match with branch that has sole duty for originating spending bills—
Joe Marinaro (@marinaroj) December 08, 2012
If the debt ceiling isn’t in the Constitution, maybe we should double-check to see what else isn’t in there.
@RBReich Abortion isn't in the constitution. The EPA isn't in the constitution. Also, you're a shrimp.—
Hugo Hackenbush™ (@MangyLover) December 08, 2012
@RBReich You know what else isn't in the Constitution? Abortion, (or the right to privacy).—
Sam Valley (@SamValley) December 08, 2012
@RBReich the authority for the federal Gov't to levy taxes is also not in the Constitution.—
Ken Wallo (@UncarvedBlockHd) December 08, 2012
@RBReich you what there is a law requiring? A budget.—
radioactive penguin (@evilLibertarian) December 08, 2012
Cliff note: No justification for tampering with Medicare or Medicaid, whose costs rising solely because healthcare costs overall rising.—
Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 08, 2012
Cliff note: Medicare, Medicaid and health care aren’t in the Constitution either.
@RBReich this might be the first time Napoleon Reich or his Lib ilk were concerned with the Constitution #shortpeoplegotnoreason—
G pow (@Gpowey) December 08, 2012
@RBReich O never let Constitution get in his way so far.. why start now??????? National Debt is a plague on our children.. you know it!!!—
Russell Hebert (@Hebert1218) December 08, 2012
@JonahNRO @rbreich Reich is cut from the same cloth as Obama. Utter disdain for the Constitution & 3 equal branches.—
Chris Yaudas (@ChrisYaudas) December 08, 2012
@JonahNRO @RBReich So, NOW the Constitution is a guiding principle? Why start now?—
Andrew Siegel (@awsiegel) December 08, 2012
@RBReich how much more financial ruin will you allow for this president before you criticize?
#theseSolutionsRnotWorking—
Michael Fitzgerald (@FitzCT) December 08, 2012
@RBReich anyone concerned that the debt is 16.3 trill?! where r the adults in the room who will take the credit card away from the teenager?—
CK1 (@cjkrvc) December 08, 2012
@RBReich Raising the debt ceiling should have to be approved by elementary school children since they are in effect lending the money.—
(@balderol) December 08, 2012
While we’re at it, we might as well teach those children the Constitution as well.
