Thursday, June 30, 2011

Is 14th Amendment a way out of the debt crisis or constitutional train wreck?

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss whether employing Section 4 of the 14th Amendment is a way out of the debt ceiling crisis.  [See my previous post "Democrats may declare debt ceiling unconstitutional"] Turley didn't question whether the 14th Amendment could be used but cautioned that it might lead to the equivalent of a constitutional train wreck.  Watch his take on the strategy here:


or view here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jopY13psYOY

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