If Harry Truman was able to invoke the 14th, why can't Obama(or maybe not)

[Joe the Revelator]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/wmnorton/14th-amendment-congress_b_912776_99783573.html


Possible bad information..see discussion...

[Autumn]

1. He wants a bipartisan bill that he

can sign.

[Joe the Revelator]

2. I understand tha, but in the grand scheme...why are there those that say he can't?

Precedent is a powerful thing.

[Autumn]

6. I thinks at this time it's the best way to go

there really isn't a hell of a lot left that we can give up.

[monmouth]

3. Harry Truman was a real Democrat, bold and unafraid of his critics..n/t

[MineralMan]

4. Actually, Truman did nothing of the sort.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1604517

The 14th was used as an argument in a SCOTUS case, which he lost. The situation involved his nationalizing some steel plants at the beginning of the Korean War. The 14th Amendment was never even mentioned until it was brought up in defence of his action in the Supreme Court. The court said what he did was unconstitutional.

The debt ceiling was never increased during Truman's time in office.

Whoever wrote that in HuffPo has incorrect information.

[Davis_X_Machina]

8. Don't distract me with facts, dammit....

...this is DU!

[MineralMan]

9. Oops! Sorry. I forgot.

So many Internet postings based on Clyburn's incorrect statement about Truman.

Nobody bothers to check anything anymore. It took me five minutes to find the truth on Google. And this OP was based on a tweet, for pete's sake.

Apparently a tweet from someone is a valid news source these days. Feh!

[lumpy]

5. I believe it is viable in times of crisis. I wish Obama would put

a stop to the Repubs damn political posturing and put the 14th into action. I think the American people would applaud him for courage to put an end to this bullshit.

[Recovered Repug]

7. He didn't - at least for raising the debt ceiling. nt