AliHajiSheik
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Re: Does refusing to give Obama anything he wants constitute closing down the governm
Every representative and senator should vote their beliefs. If that means government shuts down, so be it. If there is something that there is enough agreement to fund, then it gets funded. The more granular these spending bills can get, the better, in my opinion.
Bundling of budgets even into the dozen or so spending bills forces all or nothing choices, this way all you need to do is get your pet project into the bill and it has a good chance of passing. If each bill were a couple pages long, it would be quicker to debate each one and then pass or reject it. If the President has to sign a couple hundred funding bills to keep the government going, then he would have a real excuse to not go to the Asia Pacific meeting.
Every representative and senator should vote their beliefs. If that means government shuts down, so be it. If there is something that there is enough agreement to fund, then it gets funded. The more granular these spending bills can get, the better, in my opinion.
Bundling of budgets even into the dozen or so spending bills forces all or nothing choices, this way all you need to do is get your pet project into the bill and it has a good chance of passing. If each bill were a couple pages long, it would be quicker to debate each one and then pass or reject it. If the President has to sign a couple hundred funding bills to keep the government going, then he would have a real excuse to not go to the Asia Pacific meeting.