Why is the government shut down?

[BatmanUSA 105]

stop drinking the kool-aide, its distorting your perception of reality

[Novembro 1,763]

what is a kool aid? is it like financial aid? can i has?

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[Darnell 8,479]

stop making syrrupp !

[Novembro 1,763]

sizzzzzurp

[Darnell 8,479]

that too ! apologies, I'm an older fella, not know the hip terms (even those that were hip 4 years ago)

[Novembro 1,763]

The only phrase you really need to know is "govt be trippin' yo".

How did I do?

[Danno 1,228]

I see. So you're saying that it's Boehner and the Tea Party GOP that's actually responsible for the trillion dollar plus deficits of 2011 and 2012. Cool.

Any member of Congress who takes part in voting for that debt is certainly responsible.

The Tea Party on the other hand is is not charged with any responsibility by the Constitution.

[Darnell 8,479]

budget? what?

The Kenyan is supposed to submit a budget to the House, then the House fiddles with it then the Senate does some other stuff.

The Kenyan has failed 5 out of 6 times to submit a budget on time. Since he's not done that, a new CR process has popped up, since that first time of missing the deadline, for temp funding on existing programs.

So, ya, it starts with The Kenyan, still a major point of failure in the yearly budget process.

[BatmanUSA 105]

can I get fries with that.... and mabe a cherry coke slurpy..?

[Novembro 1,763]

can I get fries with that.... and mabe a cherry coke slurpy..?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Any member of Congress who takes part in voting for that debt is certainly responsible.

The Tea Party on the other hand is is not charged with any responsibility by the Constitution.

Danno, this isn't so hard: The House holds the purse. The GOP runs the House. The Tea Party runs the GOP. See how that works?

[Protocol417 161]

Isn't our country about, majority rules but they are not allowed to trample on the rights of minorities???

That's what the courts are for, not the debt ceiling debate.

Congress makes laws based on representative democracy ("majority rules"). If those laws then "trample on the rights of [the minority]" and are challenged, the courts will (edit: hopefully) declare them unconstitutional.

Edited October 13, 2013 by Protocol417

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

that too ! apologies, I'm an older fella, not know the hip terms (even those that were hip 4 years ago)

Just don't ever stop being brief

[Danno 1,228]

Danno, this isn't so hard: The House holds the purse. The GOP runs the House. The Tea Party runs the GOP. See how that works?

LIbs are funny.

How come people on the right Blame "Obama" for what he does rather than his WallStreet connections or all the other -Behind the scenes influences?

For instances, we call it "Obamacare" not "The Insurance company enrichment act."

[Darnell 8,479]

Just don't ever stop being brief

i am paid for spewing long bletherings, elsewhere.

Since there is 'no pay' here, i try to be brief, mostly.