As an introduction to this diary — and this has also been said by others, probably better — think back to the color-coded terror alert scheme that Dubya put into place.
What color would it be if it was a known fact — 100% assured — that Al Qaeda or the Taliban had in place a mechanism that would force not only the U.S. to default on its debt, but as a result could throw most of the world into a recession or depression?
I.e., what color is "hair-on-fire"?
Here is the Oath of Office each member of the House of Representatives must recite:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. [So help me God.]
And here is
Section 4 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution (leaving out the part about debts incurred from insurrection/rebellion/loss of slaves):
The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
And for good measure, here is the definition of
treason:
The crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
If you care to go below the fold, here is a list of would-be treasonous representatives, from the great states they represent. These are the individuals who, by their vote, wanted the U.S. to default on its debt, wanted to betray the U.S. Constitution by violating the 14th Amendment, and didn't care if the world suffered for it.
If they were any place other than Congress, they'd be terrorists.
Four treasonous representatives from the great state of Alabama:
Martha Roby AL-2
Mike D. Rogers AL-3
Robert B. Aderholt AL-4
Mo Brooks AL-5
Four treasonous representatives from the great state of Arizona:
Paul Gosa AZ-4
Matt Salmon AZ-5
David Schweikert AZ-6
Trent Franks AZ-8
Seven treasonous representatives from the great state of California:
Doug LaMalfa CA-1
Jeffrey Denham CA-10
Ed Royce CA-39
Tom McClintock CA-4
John Campbell CA-45
Dana Rohrabache CA-48
Duncan D. Hunte CA-50
One treasonous representative from the great state of Colorado:
Doug Lamborn CO-5
Ten treasonous representatives from the great state of Florida:
Jeff Mille FL-1
Richard Nugent FL-11
Dennis Ross FL-15
Tom Rooney FL-17
Trey Radel FL-19
Steve Southerland FL-2
Ted Yoho FL-3
Ron DeSantis FL-6
John L. Mica FL-7
Bill Posey FL-8
Nine treasonous representatives from the great state of Georgia:
Jack Kingston GA-1
Paul Broun GA-10
Phil Gingrey GA-11
Tom Graves GA-14
Lynn Westmoreland GA-3
Tom Price GA-6
Rob Woodall GA-7
Austin Scott GA-8
Doug Collins GA-9
One treasonous representative from the great state of Iowa:
Steve King IA-4
One treasonous representative from the great state of Idaho:
Raul LabradoID-1
One treasonous representative from the great state of Illinois:
Randy Hultgren IL-14
Five treasonous representatives from the great state of Indiana:
Jackie Walorski IN-2
Marlin Stutzman IN-3
Todd Rokita IN-4
Luke Messe IN-6
Larry Bucshon IN-8
Three treasonous representatives from the great state of Kansas:
Tim Huelskamp KS-1
Kevin Yode KS-3
Mike Pompeo KS-4
Two treasonous representatives from the great state of Kentucky:
Thomas Massie KY-4
Andy Bar KY-6
Three treasonous representatives from the great state of Louisiana:
Steve Scalise LA-1
John Fleming LA-4
Bill Cassidy LA-6
One treasonous representative from the great state of Maryland:
Andy Harris MD-1
Five treasonous representatives from the great state of Michigan:
Candice S. Mille MI-10
Kerry Bentivolio MI-11
Bill Huizenga MI-2
Justin Amash MI-3
Tim Walberg MI-7
One treasonous representative from the great state of Minnesota:
Michele Bachmann MN-6
Six treasonous representatives from the great state of Missouri:
Ann Wagne MO-2
Blaine Luetkemeye MO-3
Vicky Hartzle MO-4
Sam Graves MO-6
Billy Long MO-7
Jason Smith MO-8
Two treasonous representatives from the great state of Mississippi:
Alan Nunnelee MS-1
Steven Palazzo MS-4
Six treasonous representatives from the great state of North Carolina:
Mark Meadows NC-11
George Holding NC-13
Renee Ellmers NC-2
Walter B. Jones NC-3
Virginia Foxx NC-5
Richard Hudson NC-8
One treasonous representative from the great state of New Jersey:
Scott Garrett NJ-5
One treasonous representative from the great state of New Mexico:
Steve Pearce NM-2
One treasonous representative from the great state of Nevada:
Mark Amodei NV-2
Two treasonous representatives from the great state of New York:
Tom Reed NY-23
Chris Collins NY-27
Eight treasonous representatives from the great state of Ohio:
Steven J. Chabot OH-1
Michael R. Turne OH-10
Jim Renacci OH-16
Brad Wenstrup OH-2
Jim Jordan OH-4
Robert E. Latta OH-5
Bill Johnson OH-6
Bob Gibbs OH-7
Four treasonous representatives from the great state of Oklahoma:
Jim Bridenstine OK-1
Markwayne Mullin OK-2
Frank D. Lucas OK-3
James Lankford OK-5
One treasonous representative from the great state of Oregon:
Greg Walden OR-2
Four treasonous representatives from the great state of Pennsylvania:
Tom Marino PA-10
Keith Rothfus PA-12
Joe Pitts PA-16
Scott Perry PA-4
Six treasonous representatives from the great state of South Carolina:
Mark Sanford SC-1
Joe Wilson SC-2
Jeffrey Duncan SC-3
Trey Gowdy SC-4
Mick Mulvaney SC-5
Tom Rice SC-7
One treasonous representative from the great state of South Dakota:
Kristi Noem SD-1
Seven treasonous representatives from the great state of Tennessee:
Phil Roe TN-1
John J. Duncan Jr. TN-2
Chuck Fleischmann TN-3
Scott DesJarlais TN-4
Diane Black TN-6
Marsha Blackburn TN-7
Stephen Finche TN-8
Twenty four (!!) treasonous representatives from the great state of Texas:
Louie Gohmert TX-1
Michael McCaul TX-10
K. Michael Conaway TX-11
Kay Grange TX-12
William M. Thornberry TX-13
Randy Webe TX-14
Bill Flores TX-17
Randy Neugebaue TX-19
Ted Poe TX-2
Lamar Smith TX-21
Pete Olson TX-22
Kenny Marchant TX-24
Roger Williams TX-25
Michael C. Burgess TX-26
Blake Farenthold TX-27
Sam Johnson TX-3
John Carte TX-31
Pete Sessions TX-32
Steve Stockman TX-36
Ralph M. Hall TX-4
Jeb Hensarling TX-5
Joe L. Barton TX-6
John Culberson TX-7
Kevin Brady TX-8
Three treasonous representatives from the great state of Utah:
Rob Bishop UT-1
Chris Stewart UT-2
Jason Chaffetz UT-3
Four treasonous representatives from the great state of Virginia:
J. Randy Forbes VA-4
Robert Hurt VA-5
Robert W. Goodlatte VA-6
Morgan Griffith VA-9
Four treasonous representatives from the great state of Wisconsin:
Paul D. Ryan WI-1
F. James Sensenbrenne WI-5
Tom Petri WI-6
Sean Duffy WI-7
One treasonous representative from the great state of Wyoming:
Cynthia M. Lummis WY-1
Congratulations, Texas. You win by owning the biggest coalition of treasonous representatives in the House of Treason.