Trillion Dollar Tricks - Special Guest Jack Balkin
b'***CLE Available*** The newly Republican House is threatening to refuse to raise the debt ceiling, raising the spectre of a US default.\\xa0 Given the 14th amendment, section 4\\u2019s prohibition on \\u201cquestioning\\u201d the debt of the United States, all sorts of constitutional questions and strategies have been raised.\\xa0 We are fortunate to welcome Professor Jack Balkin, who knows more about this provision and this topic than anyone, to explain the origin of this constitutional provision, and why its history is directly relevant to today\\u2019s developments.\\xa0 Meanwhile, what about the trillion-dollar coin and other mind-blowing approaches to the problem? We\\u2019ve got the lowdown on those, too.'