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  • Can the President Raise the Debt Limit Unilaterally? Hell no! — Part II0

    • January 11, 2013

    The claim—partly silly, partly dangerous—that President Obama may raise the debt limit unilaterally without the approval of Congress is again being raised. I addressed it previously here. Now it has been further debunked in a Wall Street Journal op-ed authored by David B. Rivkin and Lee A. Casey. Under the Constitution, only Congress may incur

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  • Can the President Raise the Debt Limit Unilaterally? Hell no!0

    • July 27, 2011

    Some people are claiming that if Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the President can raise it himself unilaterally.  The claim is not only wrong, but far scarier for America’s future than a default would be. Typical of those arguing this way is Bruce Bartlett, the formerly conservative economist who in recent years has

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