Senators urge Biden to ignore debt ceiling law.

Senate Democrats Urge President Biden to Invoke 14th Amendment to Avoid Debt Default

Republicans Not Acting in Good Faith, Say Lawmakers

A group of U.S. Senate Democrats, led by independent Bernie Sanders, have called on President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment to avoid a debt default if negotiations with Republicans fail. In a letter released on Thursday, the 11 lawmakers expressed their appreciation for Biden’s efforts to find a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling, but stated that Republicans in Congress were “not acting in good faith.”

“We write to urgently request that you prepare to exercise your authority under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which clearly states: ‘the validity of the public debt of the United States…shall not be questioned,'” they wrote to Biden, a fellow Democrat. “Using this authority would allow the United States to continue to pay its bills on-time, without delay, preventing a global catastrophe.”

Biden is currently negotiating with House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy during his trip to the G7 Summit in Japan this week, ahead of the June 1 date when the U.S. Treasury has said the government could start running out of funds if the debt ceiling is not lifted. The periodic lifting of the federal government’s borrowing limit allows the government to pay for spending Congress has already authorized.

What is the 14th Amendment?

• The 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868 after the Civil War.
• It includes the Due Process Clause, which prohibits state and local governments from depriving individuals of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
• It also includes the Equal Protection Clause, which requires states to provide equal protection under the law to all people within their jurisdiction.
• Section 4 of the 14th Amendment states that “the validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law…shall not be questioned.”

Source: History.com

Don’t let politics get in the way of paying bills on time. Invoke the 14th Amendment now!

Reporting by Jasper Ward, Paul and Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Leslie Adler

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