Debating with myself whether to actually write up the billion and twelve reasons why if the President wants to ignore the debt ceiling he needs to mint the coin, rather than use the 14th amendment, but also ... kinda feel like it will have an interested readership of somewhere between -4 and 0.
@Pwnallthethings Joseph Fishkin is on the case, though favoring consols/premium bonds a little over the platinum coin.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/biden-must-consider-all-the-laws-not-just-the-debt-ceiling-as-x-date-approaches
Biden Must Consider All The Laws—Not Just The Debt-Ceiling—As ‘X Date’ Approaches

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