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Why Biden Can’t Use the 14th Amendment to Raise the Debt Ceiling

Why Biden Can’t Use the 14th Amendment to Raise the Debt Ceiling
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the debt ceiling at the White House on May 9, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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Some Senate Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to “use” the 14th Amendment to raise the debt limit by executive decree. For example, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) stated:
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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