Students 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?
https://twitter.com/HanniganJ/status/277533380617310208
@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 8, 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 8, 2012
@RBReich Debt ceiling is statutory. Either Obama gets congressional action or acts unilaterally claiming Con auth.
— Peri Arnold (@PeriArnold) December 8, 2012
@RBReich doesn't the House control the budget, and not the executive branch?
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) December 8, 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 8, 2012
Hey @RBReich! Constitution gives Congress, not Obama, power to borrow money. @JonahNRO
— Grand Old Partisan (@Michael_Zak) December 8, 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 8, 2012
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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.
— Dr Hugo Hackenbush (@MangyLover) December 8, 2012
@RBReich You know what else isn't in the Constitution? Abortion, (or the right to privacy).
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) December 8, 2012
@RBReich the authority for the federal Gov't to levy taxes is also not in the Constitution.
— Uncarved Blockhead (@UncarvedBlockHd) December 8, 2012
https://twitter.com/evilLibertarian/status/277538081328988160
Cliff note: No justification for tampering with Medicare or Medicaid, whose costs rising solely because healthcare costs overall rising.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 8, 2012
Cliff note: Medicare, Medicaid and health care aren’t in the Constitution either.
https://twitter.com/Gpowey/status/277529741416882176
@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 8, 2012
@JonahNRO @rbreich Reich is cut from the same cloth as Obama. Utter disdain for the Constitution & 3 equal branches.
— Chris Yaudas (@ChrisYaudas) December 8, 2012
@JonahNRO @RBReich So, NOW the Constitution is a guiding principle? Why start now?
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) December 8, 2012
https://twitter.com/FitzCT/status/277531129307856896
@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?
— c-tom (@cjkrvc) December 8, 2012
@RBReich Raising the debt ceiling should have to be approved by elementary school children since they are in effect lending the money.
— balderol (@balderol) December 8, 2012
While we’re at it, we might as well teach those children the Constitution as well.
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