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Victoria L. Herring's avatar

How about this as an ethics complaint:

I am a citizen of Iowa, a voter and a constituent of Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Joni Ernst.

I wish to raise an ethics complaint against them for failing to abide by their duty under the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment’s prohibition of questioning the “public debt of the United States.”

Congress created the ‘debt ceiling’ years ago and we seem to be caught in its clutches repeatedly, more frequently of late. However, since the Constitution forbids questioning the debt [it does not forbid deciding how to create it, just deciding not to pay on it], it is unethical for members of Congress to vote to question the public debt and prevent the government from meeting its debts.

I am not certain of the exact form to use for this complaint, but as a constituent of two Senators who voted to question the public debt, I am certain this will suffice.

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