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doc03

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1. How about Biden saying I have the duty to pay the debt Congress authorized

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Wed May 24, 2023, 03:17 PM

May 2023

under the Consitution, so I am forced to raise the revenues to pay for the their debt. That is about what Lawrence Tribe said, it is the president's duty
under the 14th to pay our bills.

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How about Biden saying I have the duty to pay the debt Congress authorized doc03 May 2023 #1

We shall see the final outcome. Just that it's nerve-racking until then. sprinkleeninow May 2023 #2