Was the government shut down by the Republicans in 1995 to defund a law that had already been passed?
The government was shutdown in an attempt at reducing entitlement spending. So, yes, pretty similar.
I see no reason to believe the Republicans, if they succeed this time, won't do it again the next time a law is passed that they dislike.
You mean besides that it was already done and the budget process continued as normal after a month?
That piecemeal approach to funding would quite likely become the norm, as opposed to a more comprehensive approach involving negotiations, debate, and a final product.
There is no evidence that Republicans want to fund one agency at a time and continue the shutdown indefinitely. It completely lacks common sense and would be completely intractable, nor would there be any reason to as that would not get them anywhere near getting the ACA defunded.
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Date: 7/10/13 15:53 (UTC)The government was shutdown in an attempt at reducing entitlement spending. So, yes, pretty similar.
I see no reason to believe the Republicans, if they succeed this time, won't do it again the next time a law is passed that they dislike.
You mean besides that it was already done and the budget process continued as normal after a month?
That piecemeal approach to funding would quite likely become the norm, as opposed to a more comprehensive approach involving negotiations, debate, and a final product.
There is no evidence that Republicans want to fund one agency at a time and continue the shutdown indefinitely. It completely lacks common sense and would be completely intractable, nor would there be any reason to as that would not get them anywhere near getting the ACA defunded.