Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

[AussieMick]

(05-25-2023 01:40 PM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  ....
.... The Constitution is the Supreme Law. Ordinary Congressional legislation is just that. When ordinary Congressional legislation conflicts with the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, the Constitution prevails in ALL cases at law.

David , I hesitate to question your knowledge on this. But I have read (recently) that the interpretation that this issue is clear-cut cannot be sustained with 100% confidence.

From wikipedia , for example,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Sta...ts%20debt.

"United States debt ceiling"

there are scholars who argue that even if the law itself is unconstitutional, that determination must be made by the courts and the President does not have the authority to unilaterally ignore the debt ceiling law.