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Fourteenth Amendment, section 4: "The validity of the public debt of the United States...shall not be questioned."



This seems to be in contradiction with the first amendment


That's not what "shall not be questioned" means. It's a term of art meaning that the Government cannot refuse to pay valid claims on its debt.


As long as the debt is in its own currency printing to repay is always an option.


Ah, that makes sense


Read it not as 'may not be', but 'nothing shall be done that should give cause to'.




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