rule like a dictator on debt ceiling
Examiner - On Thursday, Texas Democrat Shelia Jackson Lee urged the President to act like a dictator and unilaterally raise the debt ceiling using the so-called "14th Amendment" option.
The hyperpartisan Democrat rattled off a laundry list of horribles she claimed would happen if Speaker Boehner's bill passes:
--Medicare would be gone
--Pell Grants would not be available
--Seniors would be put out of nursing homes
--Social Security would be trampled on
--American savings would be lost
--The American dream of buying a home would be lost
--Public transportation like airplanes and trains would be somehow jeopardized
Holding a two-inch think book, Jackson Lee said, "And if we cannot pay our bills Mr. President, use the Constitution and use the 14th amendment."
In a rambling, almost incoherent statement, she said:
"We will not suffer the idea of a one-sided government that takes away entitlements, that caps spending that is for those in need and balances an amendment on the backs of those who are suffering from devastating disasters like states like Missouri, states like Alabama, with all of the flooding..."
"Pray for America," she added.
Jackson Lee is the latest Democrat to call for the President to usurp Congress and unilaterally raise the debt ceiling. - Continue reading...
Blog author's comments - Dem Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and most Democrats are the main reasons we are in the miserable shape we are in. How dare anyone tell Obama, the Dictator-In-Chief, how much money he can spend. This woman is industrial strength stupid. Makes one wonder, but not for long, how people like this are elected to office. I believe most of us know why, the same reason Obama was elected.
Everyone call your bank or credit card company. Tell them that you need your credit limit raised. Tell them that your spending plan for the next ten years includes needing higher and higher credit every year, ending up triple or more what you owe now, because you plan to spend more than you make each and every year. Tell them you and your wife just can’t agree on how to live within your means, and your boss refuses to give you a big raise to pay for the lifestyle. See what they say.
The Democrats will not agree on any budget because it has been presented by a Republican. But, Sheila Jackson Lee, among other Dems can call for the President to raise the debt ceiling by invoking the 14th amendment. Speaker Boehner and many members of the GOP will continue to give in to the Democrats demands and the Democrats will probably win again. As Rush Limbaugh said "There is no reason to compromise with the people who have done the destruction and will do more if they prevail."
