[tobyhill]

Power of the purse has always been a privilege given to congress and has been used to literally shut down the government. They can and should do it this time also.

[Uncle Ike]

” Power of the purse has always been a privilege given to congress “

Agreed - I’m pointing out that ‘defunding’, like most “all-ya-gotta-do” solutions, might take some unexpected twists and/or turns - such as the courts trying to step in and *force* Congress to provide funding....

Then, the question becomes - Does Congress have the cojones to fight this usurpation of power, or will it complete its slide to the status if ‘vestigal organ’??