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Despite Nancy Pelosi’s and Chuck Schumer’s effort, the Trump White House is determined to shut down the government on December 21, 2018, in an attempt to force Americans to fund a border wall with Mexico. During the public airing of a private negotiation session on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2018,  with Democratic congressional leaders,  Mr. Trump vowed to block full funding for the government if Democrats refuse to allocate funding for the wall on the southwestern border, saying he was “proud to shut down the government for border security.” 

Let’s take a look at the Mechanism behind Government shutdowns in the Untied States, excerpt from Wikipedia, in italics, below:

Under the separation of powers created by the United States Constitution, the United States Congress has the sole power of the purse and responsibility for appropriating government funds. The appropriations bills must start in the House of Representatives and then be approved by the Senate, and—upon passage of a final version by both houses—then go to the President of the United States. If the President signs the bills, they become law. If instead the President vetoes them, they go back to Congress, where the veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote.Government shutdowns tend to occur when the President and one or both of the chambers of Congress are unable to resolve disagreements over budget allocations before the existing budget cycle ends.^[5]Initially, many federal agencies continued to operate during shutdowns, while minimizing all nonessential operations and obligations, believing that Congress did not intend that agencies close down while waiting for the enactment of annual appropriations acts or temporary appropriations. In 1980 and 1981, however, Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti issued two opinions that more strictly interpreted the Antideficiency Act in the context of a funding gap, along with its exceptions. The opinions stated that, with some exceptions, the head of an agency could avoid violating the Act only by suspending the agency’s operations until the enactment of an appropriation. In the absence of appropriations, exceptions would be allowed only when there is some reasonable and articulable connection between the function to be performed and the safety of human life or the protection of property.^[6] However, even after the Civiletti opinions, not all funding gaps led to shutdowns. Of the nine funding gaps between 1980 and 1990, only four led to furloughs.^[7]Shutdowns of the type experienced by the United States are possible in other countries that have presidential systems; however, they are nearly impossible in other forms of government. Under the parliamentary system used in most European nations, the executive and legislative branch are not separate, with the parliament designating all executive officials, typically called “ministers”, and typically an election is triggered if a budget fails to pass. Even without an approved budget, the one from the previous year is usually used automatically. In many other non-parliamentary democracies, a strong executive branch typically has the authority to keep the government functioning even without an approved budget.^[8]

Here is what you can expect from a government shutdown, in the video “This Is What Happens When The U.S. Government Shuts Down, CNBC“, below:

Ben Domenech, Kelsey Snell, Ed Wong, and Margaret Talev discuss the possibility of a government shutdown and President Trump’s new chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, in the video “Which agencies would a government shutdown affect?” below:

Now, let’s take a look at the Mechanism behind the Government shutdown in the United States, excerpt from Wikipedia, in italics, below:

Under the separation of powers created by the United States Constitution, the United States Congress has the sole power of the purse and responsibility for appropriating government funds. The appropriations bills must start in the House of Representatives and then be approved by the Senate, and—upon passage of a final version by both houses—then go to the President of the United States. If the President signs the bills, they become law. If instead the President vetoes them, they go back to Congress, where the veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote.

Government shutdowns tend to occur when the President and one or both of the chambers of Congress are unable to resolve disagreements over budget allocations before the existing budget cycle ends.^[5]

Initially, many federal agencies continued to operate during shutdowns, while minimizing all nonessential operations and obligations, believing that Congress did not intend that agencies close down while waiting for the enactment of annual appropriations acts or temporary appropriations. In 1980 and 1981, however, Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti issued two opinions that more strictly interpreted the Antideficiency Act in the context of a funding gap, along with its exceptions. The opinions stated that, with some exceptions, the head of an agency could avoid violating the Act only by suspending the agency’s operations until the enactment of an appropriation. In the absence of appropriations, exceptions would be allowed only when there is some reasonable and articulable connection between the function to be performed and the safety of human life or the protection of property.^[6] However, even after the Civiletti opinions, not all funding gaps led to shutdowns. Of the nine funding gaps between 1980 and 1990, only four led to furloughs.^[7]

Shutdowns of the type experienced by the United States are possible in other countries that have presidential systems; however, they are nearly impossible in other forms of government. Under the parliamentary system used in most European nations, the executive and legislative branch are not separate, with the parliament designating all executive officials, typically called “ministers”, and typically an election is triggered if a budget fails to pass. Even without an approved budget, the one from the previous year is usually used automatically. In many other non-parliamentary democracies, a strong executive branch typically has the authority to keep the government functioning even without an approved budget.^[8]

For more on government shutdown, please click on  United States federal government shutdown of 2018.

If you don’t want the government to shut down, then write, email, text, and call your respective Senators and Representatives, so there would be a greater chance that both the House and Senate be able to override president’s veto by having a 2/3 majority vote. Suggest to your Representatives and Senators that border security can be better achieved via advanced technology that would cost less and be obtained much faster than building a wall. In essence, building a wall is a first century solution to a 21st century problem. Take a look at the video “GOP lawmakers slams Trump’s Syria withdrawal decision“, win a discussion between CNN’s Allisyn Camerota and Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), below:

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