[july4thfreedomfoundation]

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[vette6387]

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[combat_boots]

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[OKITRUMP77]

I’m overseas and rely on Armed Forces Network (AFN) and the Schumer shut down has stated on all channels. “Due to the government shutdown, AFN services are not available. Dems sticking to us in the military.

[SkyPilot]

I know a bit about how government works. I not only worked in Washington DC, (including the Pentagon) - I was an active duty officer, pilot, and I also worked budget issues in DC and once taught a course on it.

There are several things now in play, and a few "options" now "available" to Trump. I am 100% certain he know these and will use them to his advantage.

1. The media is going to go ballistic on Trump, saying he mi-spoke that the military will "shutdown." They think they can corner him with rhetoric because the US military is the ONE Federal agency that really matter. Watch them try to mislead the public, and say that "funding doesn't stop" and the "military is not being hurt." It is being hurt, not only by the shutdown, but by the Continuing Resolutions (CRs) that the military has been force to operate under because there is no, and has been no, budget.

2. During a shutdown, Trump's options are hindered, but also multiplied in some ways. The military (and those Federal civilians deemed "essential") will work without pay. BUT - he as head of the Executive Branch will have wide latitude regarding which agencies do what - and this is his biggest ace. Watch what he does, and how he does it. Garbage agencies (EEOC, HUD, Dept of Education, EPA, etc.) should not only be not funded, they should be hurt. Those that do work and do good and have many employees and a mission loyal to the Constitution (DoD, Border Patrol, DHS) should be managed and assisted.

3. If the military is to be paid during the shutdown, that will require Congressional approval, but that was done in 2013 with a simple paragraph. I know, I saw it. Ryan and McConnell can draft one up and have a vote - and anyone who votes against it can be nailed to the wall politically.

4. Don't listen to the rabid wolves that want to punish ALL Federal employees. Not only does this not help our cause (Liberty, the Constitution, the military, bringing the guilty to justice), their salaries are budget dust compared to the grand scheme of things. Moreover, it makes us look petty and childish. Many Federal employees do good work. To the Orcs cheering their demise, cut it out and get over it.

5. You will hear the word (in the media and blogs) that certain Federal civilians are deemed "Nonessential." That isn't the word used anymore. There are two categories: "Excepted" and "Non-Excepted." They mean the same thing as essential and nonessential. But don't get caught up in this. Even in agencies, the distinction is VERY arbitrary. A very good person doing good work may be put into the wrong category. Chaos reigns during this process. It is what it is.

6. Washington DC (especially Congress) is where Drama Queens excel. ALL OF THIS IS DRAMA.

7. I don't think the main thing motivating the Democrats is simply immigration. I think they fear much else. DACA is an excuse. Harming the military (and preventing their protection) may be a real aim. So is an attempt at slowing justice.