No. I was referring to section 4 of the 14th which deals with the debt incurred during the Civil War. The ones you listed are extremely important.
So you're a Cafateria Constitutionalist then lol.
No. I was referring to section 4 of the 14th which deals with the debt incurred during the Civil War. The ones you listed are extremely important.
So you're a Cafateria Constitutionalist then lol.
That's witty. Lol
Just the fact that Congress continues to exempt themselves from legislation that is now adversely affecting the citizens they are there to represent;
So-called shutdowns are not uncommon.
There were several during the Carter administration and a couple during Clinton's.
There have been shutdowns when the Democrats were in the White House and controlled both houses, and when they didn't.
There were shutdowns during the Ford, Reagan, and first Bush administrations also.
They have cited different reasons for these shutdowns and what's funny is that some seem to contradict others.
Bottom line is this has nothing to do with the running of our government and everything to do with padding their own pockets in some fashion.
Because if these shutdowns threatened one penny that our legislators could make then they would not happen.
You are starting to sound like me!
I worked in state government and got to see just how insane and greedy politicians are.
My condolences!
But it brought me to understand that there is no difference in any of them.
They may go to D.C. with good intentions, but once they get there and get a taste of how things really work they all change.
You can have one of them screaming in your face and all you have to do is compliment them and tell them how awesomely smart the are and they will visibly preen right before you eyes.
As to why they are paying back pay.
It's because this shutdown was nothing more than a huge orchestrated publicity stunt.
So what's the logic behind paying the furloughed workers "back pay" for the 16 days they were furloughed?
If they DIDN'T work, WHY pay them?
I guess they figured the same amount of work was accomplished so they would do the right thing.