government shuts down

VitaMan's Avatar
Why is this not surprising ?

When was the last time ? You guessed it...the 1st Trump administration.

Trump is so belligerent and full of himself. Wonder what his rant will be on Truth Social...and maybe some name calling.
ICU 812's Avatar
And now we will find out who is "essential" and who is not.

I survived the Gingrich shut down in the 1990s because I worked in a VA hospital doing direct patient care. But there were whole wings of dark hallways and locked office doors.
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Trump is so belligerent and full of himself. Wonder what his rant will be on Truth Social...and maybe some name calling. Originally Posted by VitaMan

Check the facts.


Look who all voted NO against funding to keep the government open


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-funding-votes
Are we going to have to keep paying taxes to the IRS during this "shutdown"? Yes. Yes we will. Therefore, the government is not "shut down".

Planes are still flying (FAA), Amtrack is still running, You still need a background check to buy certain things (ATF), people are still being reunited with their families in foreign countries (ICE),

It is not possible to "shut down" the US government. Grow up.
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Live updates: Government shutdown begins as Trump threatens mass layoffs
texassapper's Avatar
Why is this not surprising ?

When was the last time ? You guessed it...the 1st Trump administration.

Trump is so belligerent and full of himself. Wonder what his rant will be on Truth Social...and maybe some name calling. Originally Posted by VitaMan
It's my understanding that the shut down is a direct result of the democrats filibustering, preventing a vote by the republicans, and requiring more votes than the republicans can muster. I'm very much not the best on politics and the way things go, but that's my reading. Not the "stand and speak" for days kind, the actively plug everything up with procedural garbage kind.

I'm all for a shutdown, no back pay deal. Government is bloated and could use a cleansing. But i don't think this is Trumps doing. Or am I wrong?
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Right now Democrats and Republicans are fighting about how those dollars get split up. Go figure, both Democrat and Republicans are failing We The People.
"Leadership: Whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible."

Sounds like according to whoever said this, it's the leader's fault. Last I checked, Trump's the leader.

No idea who said it though. I bet they were full of shit though.