Shutting Down the Government for Votes

For those who are confused by the Democrats complaining that it must be the Republicans shutting down the government since it's the Republicans that have the majority --

 

Budget bills require 60% of the votes in the Senate.

 

The Republicans do have a simple majority, but they don't have 61.

 

14 times, the Republicans have all but 1 voted to continue the budget as it was before October, so that Congress can debate ideologies without hurting you or me. One or two Democrats have also voted YES on the continuing resolution.

 

14 times, almost all the Democrats (plus 1 Republican) have voted against paying the government, the military, SNAP, and all the rest. 

 

55 votes is a simple majority, but it isn't enough to pass the budget bill. 

 

And in between votes, the Democrats have racked up one of the longest filibusters in the history of the US. While you and I are wondering how more than a third of Americans are going to eat in November, much less pay their bills, they are reading poetry in the Senate to prevent debate or discussion.

 

Why?

 

Because the continuing resolution does not roll the budget back to July or before, back before the government started getting halfway serious about trimming waste in the budget.

 

So it is the Democrats refusing to approve a simple continuing resolution which is shutting down the government.

 

And they are blaming the Republicans.

 

And they are keeping the government shut down until the elections this week.

 

It looks to me like blackmail.