Even in the face of deeper political polarization than the US has seen in many decades (and, in many places, a visceral hatred of the country’s first African-American president), Americans and their politicians understand that breaking the rules means dissolving the constitutional glue that holds the polity together.
S’il est impossible de se conformer simultanément à ces trois obligations juridiques lorsque le Congrès refuse de rehausser le plafond de la dette, le fait d’avoir relevé ce plafond sans l’approbation du Congrès – violation pourtant illégale et susceptible d’impeachment – a constitué le moins mauvais des choix possibles.