It may not be due to language in Section 4 of the 14th Amendment.
- Section 4 Public Debt.
- Overview of Public Debt Clause.
For analysis:
- The Debt Limit and the Constitution: How the Fourteenth Amendment Forbids Fiscal Obstructionism.
- Is debt limit unconstitutional? Answer is yes, some argue, based on the 14th Amendment's public debt clause.
- The Constitution Has a 155-Year-Old Answer to the Debt Ceiling.