Stoptheshutdowns

Civil Servants are prevented by law from striking. And think about that, do you really want a government that could be partially shut down by a group of employees where were upset? Oh..... I guess that is what we call our leaders. Anyway, employees can't strike.

I hate the fact our politicians have the ability to pay themselves, even give themselves raises, while employees go unpaid and government services stop. It's not right.

I fully support such legislation.

Kinda. I am not in a pay status. However I am an exempted employees which means I am doing work from home on an "as needed basis". I am also a manager of about 30 civil servants and 70 contractors, with some ongoing operations inside and outside the country.

Pissed. Demoralized. Most employees like their jobs and want just do their work. In this case, we are being used as pawns in a political fight. Nobody wins. I feel worse for those lower earning employees and contractors who can't afford to miss paychecks.

Good question. My personal answer is no, and it has nothing to do with the wall. If any branch of government finds it can be successful by holding funding to part, or all of the government, where does that leave us? We have three equal branches and the intent is to prevent any one of them from being too strong. Right now the Senate is holding things up and I see that as the logjam which may break this week. If enough Republican Senators start publicly saying they want to open the government up, and they have enough to override a Veto, that puts McConnell in an impossible position. At that point, he alone owns this.