One of the wisest men in modern times said “Follow the money”, as it is a great motivator.
The imperative nature of the situation is not being realized by the Democrat party for one major reason. They are getting PAID during the shut down, along with their staff personnel.
Like I said, money is a great motivator. Why not have a presidential dictate that states that up to and until the budget problem is hammered out and agreed to in a bipartisan manner, during a shut down of any part of the government, all congressman and senators paychecks will be included in the shutdown. The President has discretion, to fund congress, or the senate, depending on their participation or completion thru congress, or the senate.
If you can’t control the people, control the purse strings.
This screams justification for term limits, and if necessary, a continental congress to enact changes by the people that do not hold sway by the members of congress or the senate.
It is a long held belief of mine that if the lawmakers, and law passers that impose their wisdom on the people, should, without exception, live within those requirements themselves. I think things would get much better for everyone very quickly.
>>It is a long held belief of mine that if the lawmakers, and law passers that impose their wisdom on the people, should, without exception, live within those requirements themselves. I think things would get much better for everyone very quickly.<<
I believe a Constitutional Amendment establishing this requirement, and the establishment of term limits, would receive massive public support.