Cross-posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/27194393:
House dems are PISSED at what Schumer just did. This is the case where outside voices are maximally helpful - when people on the inside of the party want him out. Let’s build continued pressure. This will not happen overnight, it will happened when we keep the pressure consistently high
How would shutting down the government give the president more power to cause chaos?
The shutdown would potentially give Trump leeway to indefinitely furlough federal employees.
He was already going to fire them anyway. I’m not really sure how it matters either way. Giving Trump the power of the purse just alllws him to make these firings legal.
Good. Let them own the mess then. It’s their fault.
Leaving federal buildings empty, so musk and his goons can go in and do damage without any resistance? A shutdown will not stop musk since he is not a government employee.