The admin is waging war on Americans and over half of us don’t care.
LetsgoRoger on
How can the president unilaterally withhold funds approved by Congress? It seems that courts are allowing an unprecedented expansion of executive power.
nasorrty346tfrgser on
Just ask yourself would Trump do it without shutdown anyway?
Then you understand why shutdown is needed
desertedged on
The next headline really needs to be “Democratic states freeze funds for federal government in shutdown response “
loglighterequipment on
Literally illegal and will get tossed in court. But at least the media gets to milk it for these horserace headlines.
doctor_lobo on
It is worth noting that these 16 blue states constitute 38% of the US population (and contribute almost 43% of federal revenue) but only have 32% of the representation in the US Senate.
For comparison, the 22 states represented by two Republican senators constitute just over 23% of the population (and only contribute 19% of federal revenue) but enjoy 44% of the representation in the US Senate.
This is tyranny of the minority.
Un1CornTowel on
“Shutdown slap” meaning “illegal impoundment and authoritarian political retaliation”
AcanthisittaNo6653 on
I’ll see you in court.
thirdeyepdx on
I wonder what the republicans who live in these states will feel about this
Brutuscaitchris on
25th this fat orange turd down the fucking drain
OldTempleHermit on
Well wait. If this is further Executive overreach (since we’re talking about more Congressional funding appropriations), wouldn’t the SCOTUS be required to make a ruling on it?
NanikaKyun on
Trump is withholding people’s own money from them.
Roscoe_Jenkem on
A paywall on an article like this is exactly whats wrong with this country. Capitalism rules all.
JPenniman on
Honestly, just makes me want to shutdown the government more. Why fund fascism? Why negotiate when congressional dollars will be impounded? Congress is actually doing something good for once and the government should stay closed until this executive is reigned in.
RetiredHotBitch on
So then I fully support blue states withholding whatever they can from red states.
Let’s play tit for tat.
WaffleBlues on
“shutdown slap” – Why does the media play games with headlines like this?
Utterly irresponsible of Reuters.
AdHopeful3801 on
As a gentle reminder, there are over 23,000,000 Trump voters in the affected states.
If you know one of them, remember to tell them how happy they’re locked in with you.
vagabending on
Illegally freezes funds. How hard is it to say the illegally part ffs.
Tofurkey_Tom on
Time for Democratic states to withhold federal tax.
No taxation without representation.
nvs1980 on
Dem governors should turn right around and blame the sky rocketing energy costs in their states on the trump administration
torgofjungle on
Again. The White House has zero control over these funds.
jakthesnak34 on
This all feels reeeeaaaalllly unconstitutional
Ritz527 on
Right, because that will make them give in and convince everyone you’re not an extremist, petty, partisan hack.
Spaghetti_Nudes on
When can we call it fascism?
TTPMGP on
On the bright side, if they do this, and it actually affects conservatives in blue states- maybe they will start to wake up.
PoignantPiranha on
Taxation without representation
arcob1jt on
So Blue States start withholding your contribution to federal revenue.
MangoAndRash on
It sounds like blue states need to instruct their workers to start withholding their payroll taxes and let red states sit there and rot.
StnCldStvHwkng on
“Democrats are also seeking guarantees that Trump will not be able to ignore spending bills he signs into law, as he has repeatedly done since returning to office.”
Dems: “Okay, we’ll let you destroy the country, but can you at least promise that Trump will do the things he is legally required to do?”
GOP: “LOL, no! Why do you hate America?”
TheGOPisTheDeepState on
Democrat states need to freeze federal money and watch the Republican states cry. Blue states fund this country.
Kitakitakita on
So this means I don’t have to pay federal taxes anymore right?
dBlock845 on
The fuck is this headline by Reuters? The fuck is a “shutdown slap?”
hydrogen_is_number_1 on
K, let’s freeze our tax dollars then
rgpc64 on
Taking petty partisan policies to new lows.
Postsnobills on
Blue state guy here. Why the fuck do I pay my taxes?
Like, seriously? What in the god awful fuck?
silly-fox-boy on
CA and NY could easily win this by refusing to give their states income to the regime. But do the governors have the balls? I doubt it tbh
Jp95060 on
It’s no longer the United States when the president declares war on half the country. Then harms those states.
That makes us two deprecate nations. Because one side thinks every state should do as they do.
Massive_Disk4931 on
He’s such a petty piece of shit. Fuck trump and his pussy pals
Aussiebeery on
So blue states stop paying Federal taxes, easy.
BeautysBeast on
How can they freeze anything with a shut down government? This is just posturing.
biznology on
Also how can the govt freeze funds if the govt is shut down? These people are idiots.
TheFlightlessPenguin on
Didn’t see it in the article:
CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA
viciouspixie52 on
He was going to do this no matter what. He’s just using this as an excuse…
EndNo4852 on
The tribunal we’re going to have for these bastards will be glorious. We’ll need to hand out prison sentences to the tune of how ever old the United States is for symbolism. It’ll probably be televised on FOX ironically too.
Antzqwe on
Can you all collectively stop asking “how worse can this go?”
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The admin is waging war on Americans and over half of us don’t care.
How can the president unilaterally withhold funds approved by Congress? It seems that courts are allowing an unprecedented expansion of executive power.
Just ask yourself would Trump do it without shutdown anyway?
Then you understand why shutdown is needed
The next headline really needs to be “Democratic states freeze funds for federal government in shutdown response “
Literally illegal and will get tossed in court. But at least the media gets to milk it for these horserace headlines.
It is worth noting that these 16 blue states constitute 38% of the US population (and contribute almost 43% of federal revenue) but only have 32% of the representation in the US Senate.
For comparison, the 22 states represented by two Republican senators constitute just over 23% of the population (and only contribute 19% of federal revenue) but enjoy 44% of the representation in the US Senate.
This is tyranny of the minority.
“Shutdown slap” meaning “illegal impoundment and authoritarian political retaliation”
I’ll see you in court.
I wonder what the republicans who live in these states will feel about this
25th this fat orange turd down the fucking drain
Well wait. If this is further Executive overreach (since we’re talking about more Congressional funding appropriations), wouldn’t the SCOTUS be required to make a ruling on it?
Trump is withholding people’s own money from them.
A paywall on an article like this is exactly whats wrong with this country. Capitalism rules all.
Honestly, just makes me want to shutdown the government more. Why fund fascism? Why negotiate when congressional dollars will be impounded? Congress is actually doing something good for once and the government should stay closed until this executive is reigned in.
So then I fully support blue states withholding whatever they can from red states.
Let’s play tit for tat.
“shutdown slap” – Why does the media play games with headlines like this?
Utterly irresponsible of Reuters.
As a gentle reminder, there are over 23,000,000 Trump voters in the affected states.
If you know one of them, remember to tell them how happy they’re locked in with you.
Illegally freezes funds. How hard is it to say the illegally part ffs.
Time for Democratic states to withhold federal tax.
No taxation without representation.
Dem governors should turn right around and blame the sky rocketing energy costs in their states on the trump administration
Again. The White House has zero control over these funds.
This all feels reeeeaaaalllly unconstitutional
Right, because that will make them give in and convince everyone you’re not an extremist, petty, partisan hack.
When can we call it fascism?
On the bright side, if they do this, and it actually affects conservatives in blue states- maybe they will start to wake up.
Taxation without representation
So Blue States start withholding your contribution to federal revenue.
It sounds like blue states need to instruct their workers to start withholding their payroll taxes and let red states sit there and rot.
“Democrats are also seeking guarantees that Trump will not be able to ignore spending bills he signs into law, as he has repeatedly done since returning to office.”
Dems: “Okay, we’ll let you destroy the country, but can you at least promise that Trump will do the things he is legally required to do?”
GOP: “LOL, no! Why do you hate America?”
Democrat states need to freeze federal money and watch the Republican states cry. Blue states fund this country.
So this means I don’t have to pay federal taxes anymore right?
The fuck is this headline by Reuters? The fuck is a “shutdown slap?”
K, let’s freeze our tax dollars then
Taking petty partisan policies to new lows.
Blue state guy here. Why the fuck do I pay my taxes?
Like, seriously? What in the god awful fuck?
CA and NY could easily win this by refusing to give their states income to the regime. But do the governors have the balls? I doubt it tbh
It’s no longer the United States when the president declares war on half the country. Then harms those states.
That makes us two deprecate nations. Because one side thinks every state should do as they do.
He’s such a petty piece of shit. Fuck trump and his pussy pals
So blue states stop paying Federal taxes, easy.
How can they freeze anything with a shut down government? This is just posturing.
Also how can the govt freeze funds if the govt is shut down? These people are idiots.
Didn’t see it in the article:
CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA
He was going to do this no matter what. He’s just using this as an excuse…
The tribunal we’re going to have for these bastards will be glorious. We’ll need to hand out prison sentences to the tune of how ever old the United States is for symbolism. It’ll probably be televised on FOX ironically too.
Can you all collectively stop asking “how worse can this go?”