“The House control the purse, I never understood why they don’t use it.”
How exactly would that work?
I imagine it would happen through the appropriation bill that starts in the house that contains money for whatever agency the house did not want to fund.
So let’s say they stop funding agency x. This has to go to the senate. The democrats there don’t pass the bill. Usually these appropriation bills contain money for lots of things including stuff that the house wants to fund. So the senate decides that since there is no money for agency x, they’re not going to pass the bill, and the government shuts down and they of course blame the repubs and the press makes a huge deal of it and scares the crap out of the srs and welfare recipients and government employees and government contractors, and low information voters. The repubs having no stomach or balls for this, retreat with their tails between their legs.
Is this the way it would play out?
So to summarize....
With the current makeup of our congress and media “power of the purse” translates to “shutting down the government”.
With the current makeup of our population “shutting down the government” translates to a huge backlash for the repubs in public opinion and the voting booth, and smiles in the dems faces.
Did I miss anything?
The Constitution requires the House to originate “raising Revenue”, not to originate spending it.
I think Sen. Lee’s comments are being a little misunderstood. He seems to be talking about a situation where Republicans take the Senate as well as the House.
The trick is getting fewer people dependent on the federal government, if we can’t do that, we’re toast! Socialist dystopia will rule.
So, shut down gubment again!