Perspective
Aug. 16, 2011
An un-American act: Threat to bring about default was unconstitutional
We're going to pay the price for the brazen unconstitutional spectacle we've just witnessed. By Mark Rosenbaum of the American Civil Liberties Union
Standard and Poor's downgrading of America's credit rating on August 5 underscored that what began as an artificial crisis has now become a real one, with lasting consequences for our nation and particularly the poor and working class families among us. During the days leading up to the default deadline, there was some discussion of whether the president could unilaterally raise the debt ceiling, as some say Section 4 of the 14th Amendme...
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