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Follow Sec 5 of the 14th Amendment regarding the debt limit. Section 5 delegates powers of the Amendment to Congress

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Under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment within the Constitution No President of the United States can lawfully raise the debt ceiling. Section 5 expressly states that powers are given to Congress to enforce the 14th Article.

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