Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asserted last week that if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling and allows the United States to default on its debt then it “would be an impeachable offense by the president.”
The Young Turks caught up with the Texas Republican on Friday at the Values Voter Summit and asked him if he would vote on any deal to raise the debt ceiling.
“It just depends on what it is,” he replied. “The word ‘deal’ concerns me… if it’s good for America.”
“Would you allow us to default on our debt?” a reporter from The Young Turks wondered.
“No, that would be an impeachable offense by the president,” Gohmert declared.
During an interview with Newsmax TV last week, Gohmert had said that the president didn’t mind “seeing America suffer,” but added that the government could not default if it stayed shut down.
“And when you know — as I know you do — that we have enough money coming in every week to pay our — to keep from defaulting,” he explained. “Now, we may have to keep some folks furloughed. Because as we know now, 94 percent of the [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] is non-essential. You know, we may have to ask some folks that are non-essential to stay home for a while longer.”
“But there is no reason we should ever, ever default on our debts unless the president and the treasury secretary conspire to make us default.”
Watch this video from The Young Turks, broadcast Oct 13, 2013.
(h/t: The Huffington Post)
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Republican presidential candidate, Pat Buchanan, the living American who has served longest as a White House senior staff adviser, observed: “The Republican philosophy might be summarized thus: To hell with principle; what matters is power, and that we have it, and that they do not.” “Where the Right Went Wrong"
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Republican presidential candidate, Pat Buchanan, the living American who has served longest as a White House senior staff adviser, observed: “The Republican philosophy might be summarized thus: To hell with principle; what matters is power, and that we have it, and that they do not.” “Where the Right Went Wrong"
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"The Reign of Morons Is Here," Charles P. Pierce, The Atlantic
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"America Flirts With Self-Destruction," London's "Financial Times"
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"America Flirts With Self-Destruction," London's "Financial Times"
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"Are Republicans Insane?"
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Diane Rehm's Brilliant Panel Discussion: "Possible Repercussions Of A U.S. Debt Default At Home And Abroad"
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"The Great Recession Vaporized 40% Of Americas's Net Worth. The Tea Party Intends Worse."
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"The Shutdown Is A Republican Civil War" by Ezra Klein
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Republican Rule And Economic Catastrophe: A Lockstep Relationship"
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"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"
"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"
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"Republicans for Revolution," A Study In Anarchic Apocalypticism
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"Sarah Palin As The Mad Hatter" (Image)
"Sarah Palin As The Mad Hatter" (Image)
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"Shocking Development: Republicans Shut Down Prefrontal Cortex"
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"Jon Stewart Nails GOP Demands For Re-Opening Government"
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