Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown.
Maybe government shut downs should trigger a new congressional election. This is their fucking job, if they can’t fund the Government, get out of the way
I’m all for something like this but I would never assume the GOP wouldn’t go nuclear like this just to kick out a Democrat they really dislike or time it when they think it’s most advantageous (e.g. just after a redistricting).
The rule should probably be that failure to pass a bill means current funding is extended for 3 months with an increase based on inflation.
The only reason this happens is because our system is so weird. In every other country, funding is automatic and doesn’t need to be authorized separately. The fix is to switch to a similar setup. Of course, that will never happen, as it would take away this bludgeon the GOP uses to try to get its way.
It isn’t automatic in the UK, but it is always a confidence vote, so if you can’t pass the budget, your government is out.
It’s not automatic everywhere! I’m pretty sure deciding where the money from the budget goes is the biggest decision the current government can take for shaping the country. But in other countries this is mostly passed by Parliament, where the government has the majority by design most of the time (that’s why they are the ruling party or coalition). On the USA, the Congress and Senate thing is responsible for the deadlock.
Nah. Too easy.
Lock the doors. Nobody in or out until they pass a fucking budget. Like, literally nobody. No aides. No food delivery. No medics. Fucking nothing. Until you pass the budget. The solution is simple: do your fucking job.
A non-functioning government due to obstruction.
suggests threatening a shutdown
Thanks for the example of obstruction, Vance. Go buy another donut.
But what kind of donut?
Like a bunch of different kinds. Whatever makes me look like an out of touch wingding.
Okay. Good.
whatever makes sense
wow, what a great answer; how long have you worked here?
that’s not a weird question at all
right?
Honestly it’s not that weird a question when making idle chit chat. It becomes weird when that’s the only thing you ask, follow it up with “Okay”, and then proceed to do it six more times.
Whatever works.
Hmmm, shutdown a non-functional government that you made non-functional? Seems like a you and your party problem.
The GOP should shut down.
“Why isn’t it functioning, JD?”
GOP: Is actively and willfully making the government non-functional.
Also GOP: “See? Government doesn’t work!”
???
It’s been their #1 play for decades
EDIT: And somehow it has continued to work for them
profit
I still think every time the government threatens a shutdown workers should start organizing to threaten a general strike. If the government saw union leaders organizing to strike once the government shuts down, they’d never let it shut down again. Exploit their weakness, if they want to stop governing, we should stop making the capital their owners desire.
Oh, this is actually really smart. Too bad basically all the media and social platforms are owned by oligarchs.
Too bad government workers can’t legally strike. That must be done by the unions.
Id wager most government workers wont need to strike during a government shutdown as most government jobs won’t be functioning during the shutdown, they could march with the unions easily. The cops will be the largest group of gov employees still working and we don’t wanna see them at the marches anyway.
Do it. I dare you to.
They do this almost every year. It’s not even really a threat, anymore, just an expectation.
Vance is dumb* to come out and say it out loud because it makes him an easy possible scapegoat for the inevitable fury that a shutdown fight causes.
*Shocking, I know.
How about, so our service men and women are guaranteed to get a paycheck? Is that a good enough reason couch fucker?
The fact that they can even shut down as often as they do is honestly ridiculous. When I don’t do my fucking job I get fired.
It still surprises me sometimes how stupid he is.
I don’t believe a government shutdown ever occurred at least in recent decades without the majority of the population blaming Republicans. Thinking back particularly to the times Ted Cruz orchestrated them.
As third worlder the idea of shutting down a government is just crazy to me. I only heard of government shutdowns as a US thing. Any other countries do this?
I agree, JD. I mean, why shouldn’t you kick yourself in the balls? Go on! Show those people! Do it!
Ok so he thinks the government doesn’t function now. And shutting it down will make it function. Dudes from Ohio all right.
That’s of course followed by putting in a strong dictator who makes it all work
