just thinkin bout how double dumb a country this is now & now artificial the #DebtCeiling crisis is. The Constitution, as outdated as it is, says Congress does the spending> it authorizes selling debt to pay for spending> Constitution says debt cant be questioned, meaning we MUST pay it> Congress is also barred from making a law that binds the next Congress, this Congress can not tell the next that they cant borrow & spend how they see fit. It is obvious legally, but then there's the SCOTUS...
No, you're missing the separation of powers between branches, the checks and balances.
Congress does NOT do the spending. Congress gives permission to spend, but spending is done by the Treasury in the Executive Branch.
Spending is an Executive Branch activity, which is why the Treasury is in that branch and why the president is the one in charge of the reporting of what has been spent, as he spends.
