Dear Friend,
For weeks now, House Republicans have been holding America hostage, and
threatening to wreak havoc with our credit rating and our economy. They
have refused to raise the debt ceiling unless their extremist policies are
enacted, policies that place more importance on defending tax loopholes
for corporate jets than on preserving Medicare and Social Security.
Enough is enough. Tell President Obama to invoke the 14th Amendment, to
raise the debt ceiling without Congress, end this crisis, and tell the
House Republicans to go take a hike.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution clearly states that the validity of
the U.S. government's debt "shall not be questioned." Leaders from
President Clinton to Representative James Clyburn to have called upon the
president to invoke these powers.
Republicans, apparently unable to read, have tried to claim that doing
this would be unconstitutional. But these same Republicans have held
America hostage for too long. It is time for President Obama to move ahead
without them, and use the powers given to him by the Constitution. If the
Republicans really want to take their claims to court, let them. But right
now, it's time to end this long, national nightmare.
Enough is enough. Tell President Obama to use his 14th Amendment powers to
end this crisis.

John L Norris