Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:55     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
So if Trump can simply declare an emergency to get money for the wall, tell me again why the government is shutdown?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:40     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/424263-trump-supporter-complains-shutdown-is-not-hurting-the-people-he

Corrections officers from Florida have had to commute 400 miles to the site of the prison since then for two-week stints in their jobs. As of this week, the corrections officers are now doing so without being paid.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:25     Subject: Re:How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It will last until Pelosi agrees to compromise.


Trump doesn’t accept compromise. He only accepts deals where he gets everything and they get nothing. He’s had deals before and he rejected them. He does t want compromise. Trump sucks at deal making.


No. He did not get a deal on this before.


Last year, 25 billion for the wall.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:21     Subject: Re:How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:It will last until Pelosi agrees to compromise.

No giving in to orange toddler tantrums.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:19     Subject: Re:How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It will last until Pelosi agrees to compromise.


Trump doesn’t accept compromise. He only accepts deals where he gets everything and they get nothing. He’s had deals before and he rejected them. He does t want compromise. Trump sucks at deal making.


No. He did not get a deal on this before.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:17     Subject: Re:How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:It will last until Pelosi agrees to compromise.


Trump doesn’t accept compromise. He only accepts deals where he gets everything and they get nothing. He’s had deals before and he rejected them. He does t want compromise. Trump sucks at deal making.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:15     Subject: Re:How long will the shutdown last?
It will last until Pelosi agrees to compromise.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:13     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
Now the wall is a midwest steel/jobs program.

#winning
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:10     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It looks like Trump aides are laying the ground work for the state of emergency to push the wall. Truly appalling. Will this push the GOP in Congress to grow a pair?!


Doubt it. McConnel has pretty much given all power to Trump. He would be happy to have a dictatorship.


Why? Why doesn’t he have a spine? Or a brain?

Because he’s bought off.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:08     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It looks like Trump aides are laying the ground work for the state of emergency to push the wall. Truly appalling. Will this push the GOP in Congress to grow a pair?!


Doubt it. McConnel has pretty much given all power to Trump. He would be happy to have a dictatorship.


Why? Why doesn’t he have a spine? Or a brain?

Because he is actually a species of slimy worm called wantibus taxcuticus.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:04     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It looks like Trump aides are laying the ground work for the state of emergency to push the wall. Truly appalling. Will this push the GOP in Congress to grow a pair?!


Doubt it. McConnel has pretty much given all power to Trump. He would be happy to have a dictatorship.


Why? Why doesn’t he have a spine? Or a brain?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 22:03     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:It looks like Trump aides are laying the ground work for the state of emergency to push the wall. Truly appalling. Will this push the GOP in Congress to grow a pair?!


Doubt it. McConnel has pretty much given all power to Trump. He would be happy to have a dictatorship.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 21:55     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:It looks like Trump aides are laying the ground work for the state of emergency to push the wall. Truly appalling. Will this push the GOP in Congress to grow a pair?!


He hexdecides to to this, what does that mean for the shutdown?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 21:53     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
It looks like Trump aides are laying the ground work for the state of emergency to push the wall. Truly appalling. Will this push the GOP in Congress to grow a pair?!
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2019 20:26     Subject: How long will the shutdown last?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Trump decided IRS refunds will be issued...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-rules-it-can-issue-tax-refunds-during-shutdown-plans-to-bring-back-some-irs-employees/2019/01/07/c1dfafc8-12c0-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html?utm_term=.d4e699c3cff5


Does this mean IRS workers will be working without pay?

Also how can they legally issue refunds without appropriations? Not a lawyer but this doesn’t smell right



Refunds do not come from appropriated funds but the workers’ pay does. The lawyers are bending over backwards to make it happen.

Are they going to do this every time someone complains about not receiving a government service (small business loan approval, EPA permit) or a government issued payment? Make federal workers provide these services and process the payments without pay.


Basically, you’re saying anything that could embarrass Trump would be made essential. At that rate (and I don’t doubt it will happen), all government functions will be made essential. We’d have the entire government up and running like normal except no one will be getting paid. For month. Or years.