re: #226 Varek Raith

The Republican Debt Ceiling Gambit Is Unconstitutional

I don’t really think so, since its just a temporary stoppage (I know what ThinkProgresss says about that, but I disagree) and moreover I think it won’t matter. It won’t matter because what the House GOP is asking for is reasonable.

To explain how the Republican proposal is reasonable, let me start by listing the things it doesn’t do: It does not cut spending and raise the debt ceiling in the same package, it does not try to force a shutdown or default, and it does not impair the operations of the Executive Branch. The onus of this bill is to force the Senate to do its job and pass a budget. It’s aimed at Harry Reid, not Barack Obama, and I predict Reid will have a hard time opposing it, since it simply demands that he do his job or not be paid till he does.