our government was set in place with checks and balances..... the last 2 presidents have abused those checks and balances... thats why we are at the point we are in...WHY was a cap put on deficits in the first place? TO FUCKING CONTROL CONGRESS AND GREEDY POLITICIANS FROM TOTALY RUINING THIS COUNTRY! The debt limit is a safe guard....breech it,and nobody's safe. better learn another language because our sovernty is about to be breeched.!!!!!!!!