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Laurence Tribe @tribelaw
The debt ceiling is a misnomer: it does nothing to cap spending but just creates an illusory threat to stiff our creditors — illusory because Sec 4 of 14th Amendment forbids defaulting on the nation’s debts, but still reckless: it terrifies lenders, who then spike interest rates. — PolitiTweet.org