[kaonashi]

sounds like an eminently responsible response to potential political sabotage of the economy

[PKop]

But it certainly doesn't sound like democracy

[JumpCrisscross]

> it certainly doesn't sound like democracy

The Constitution is a democratically-formed device, and the Constitution contains the 14th Amendment.

[eli]

Neither does the debt ceiling, especially when it can be obstructed by a small minority.

[kaonashi]

If the legislature gives the treasury conflicting instructions, what is the most democratic way to resolve the contradiction?