The thing is, that's not how the US government works.
This quote gets it completely backwards.
It's not that the House shuts government down, but rather the government shuts down if it doesn't have authority to operate through the democratic process.
If jagoffs like #Fetterman honestly don't know matters of basic civics then they probably shouldn't be members of Congress, especially particularly powerful members of Congress like senators.
But we should at least make fun of them even if their constituents don't care to hold them accountable.
> If jagoffs like #Fetterman honestly don’t know matters of basic civics then t
The quote was "If those jagoffs in the House stop trying to shut our government down...". Your problem is what, again, besides what you're paid to do?
House members have no authority or ability to shut government down.
They/re not paid to or not to shut government down any more than I pay Netflix to do the same thing.
It just goes against basic civics, fundamental elements of how the US government functions, how Congress functions in the system of separate but equal branches.
Here's a link to the Senate talking about going through the appropriations process, and they're talking about it even as the House hasn't passed any bills.
Whoever told you that appropriations are initiated in the House told you wrong.
Maybe you're confusing it with the requirement that bills for raising revenue must begin in the House, though even that is basically nullified these days through the amendment loophole in the Senate.
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/murray-and-collins-kick-off-consideration-of-first-appropriations-bills-on-the-senate-floor
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Um, you fucking idiot, appropriations are initiated in the House. If the House fails to pass a budget in a timely manner, there's no funds to pay government employees. That's a government shutdown. That's the definition of a US government shutdown. So, yes, House members blocking the passing of a budget do have the ability and authority to shut the government down. You fucking idiot seeking a vehicle to neg Fetterman. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdowns_in_the_United_States