| json_metadata | "{"app":"musing/1.1","appTags":["USA","government",""],"appCategory":"USA","appTitle":"What is going on with the US government?","appBody":"<p>A partial shutdown of the U.S. government (purportedly a quarter of it) is currently underway and has been for two weeks now. Whether or not it affects people will depend on whether or not that quarter deals with things people want or need. As far as I know, myself and my family have not been personally affected as of yet.</p>\n<p>Since this shutdown, and most of the others preceding it, is based on a refusal to sign short term spending bills to keep all of the federal government running, the president is playing a part, but so is all of Congress. President Trump wants funding adequate enough to build a wall (to secure primarily the southern border), while Democrats and maybe even some Republicans don't want to spend money on it.</p>\n<p>President Trump has said he is willing to let the partial shutdown continue for as long as it takes to get the funding. He's also said he will do other things to make it happen in the event Congress won't budget the money.</p>\n<p>A president's ability to do much of anything is limited to what is constitutionally within his purview. He could, for instance, allocate money given to the military, as he has said he would, to build the wall, reasoning being, the military is in charge of the safety and security of the United States. He can also do other types of executive orders to make things work one way or the other.</p>\n<p>President Barrack Obama ran the country quite a bit via executive order, as did Bush, and many others before them. The problem with executive orders are, they are not law, which means they can be rescinded by the next president. It's always best to have a law, including spending bills, be passed through Congress, because than they are binding regardless of who is power for the length of their duration, if not permanent.</p>\n<p>This is not the first time there has been a partial government shutdown, nor will it be the last. In reality, while some departments have ceased operation for a time, causing some people to notice, the total loss to the American people will be less than the potential political fallout for whoever ultimately gets blamed. The president is hoping it will be those who are in opposition to funding the border wall. Those folks hope it will be the president.</p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"f32qdxzaw","appParentAuthor":"andydorji","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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