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"Trump could use a shutdown to dismantle government functions" He already did that. We had this discussion already the last time, before Schumer and the rest folded. Then he did more of it after they folded. Why is this being trotted out as a threat again?
Because it's the excuse for not using the filibuster they refused to get rid of for the last two congressional majorities on the grounds that they need it to block republicans when democrats are in the minority.
To get low info voters to think keeping the gov open is a good idea.
Exactly.
The awful shit is going to be awful either way, but one way is democrats helping them be awful.
Bc of the memo OMB sent out last Wednesday
OMB told agencies to identify programs, projects and activities where discretionary funding will lapse Oct. 1 and no alternative funding source is available. For those areas, OMB directed agencies to begin drafting RIF plans that would go beyond standard furloughs, permanently eliminating jobs in programs not consistent with President Donald Trump’s priorities in the event of a shutdown.
They are already laying people off and have been for the whole time.
Yeah, but it's still important people know about this memo before they lay all these people off. Schumer still seems to be going through with it:
“This is nothing new and has nothing to do with funding the government,” he said. “These unnecessary firings will either be overturned in court or the administration will end up hiring the workers back, just like they did as recently as today.”
Maybe I am misinformed but what’s the difference if a shutdown happens or not for people being laid off?
A RIF is not the same as a furlough and he could ask at any time for those jobs to be cut and he ether does have the authority to fire those people or he doesn’t but the shutdown doesn’t really have any effect on that