Don’t worry. A truly astute…and despicable…politician will find a way to “Weaponize” damn near ANY piece of legislation for HIS or HER own party’s benefit, the consequences be dammed!
Most interesting, Mr Carroll. (As always.) I believe that many states (most? all?) have either statutory or constitutional provisions to continue the previous budget/appropriations until a new one is passed. (No, not all, now that I think about it: I recollect a period in the sixties when Michigan was paying university personnel etc. with scrip, during a budget impasse, which many a merchant refused to honor.)
As I recall, this all goes back to a WW I law requiring Congress to authorize a budget ceiling increase. It’s a little out of date and needs to be repealed.
However, the republicans have convinced the gullible that it’s designed to reduce spending. So even though it’s about money the republicans have already spent, they usually holler, “Stop spending so much!”
Of course, this time, it’s over spending more, for nothing.
Brian Carroll creator over 5 years ago
Today’s comic is also a quasi-sequel to the one I did 11 months ago on the Antideficiency Act: https://www.twopartyopera.com/comic/antideficiency-act/
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
Don’t worry. A truly astute…and despicable…politician will find a way to “Weaponize” damn near ANY piece of legislation for HIS or HER own party’s benefit, the consequences be dammed!
superposition over 5 years ago
I think we need an amendment requiring the president and all congress members to wear clown costumes during the government shutdowns.
Smitty over 5 years ago
Dang, I was all excited for awhile there thinking Chester A. Arthur was going to save us all.
thebashfulone over 5 years ago
I think you should start granting advanced degrees in history—once again, you teach and you tweak and you talk to power. Nice work, Brian.
GaryCooper over 5 years ago
Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open. But Rump refuses to sign it. He’d rather hrow a tantrum over his racism wall.
Durak Premium Member over 5 years ago
The US government should be making budgets for decades in the future, not weeks at a time.
Calling the budget weaponized is too nice a term. The federal budget is an instrument of torture, used to extract compliance and coerce consent.
AndrewSihler over 5 years ago
Most interesting, Mr Carroll. (As always.) I believe that many states (most? all?) have either statutory or constitutional provisions to continue the previous budget/appropriations until a new one is passed. (No, not all, now that I think about it: I recollect a period in the sixties when Michigan was paying university personnel etc. with scrip, during a budget impasse, which many a merchant refused to honor.)
kaffekup over 5 years ago
As I recall, this all goes back to a WW I law requiring Congress to authorize a budget ceiling increase. It’s a little out of date and needs to be repealed.
However, the republicans have convinced the gullible that it’s designed to reduce spending. So even though it’s about money the republicans have already spent, they usually holler, “Stop spending so much!”
Of course, this time, it’s over spending more, for nothing.
Brian Carroll creator over 5 years ago
No comic for Thursday. But there will be comics on both Saturday and Sunday as well.
This weekend will be for completing the Lincoln/Douglas debates before the year is over and get me back on track for the even multiples of fives.
Hope everyone had a good holiday and if you traveled, that you made it home safely (I’ll be heading back to Los Angeles on Thursday evening)