Considering the opinion of Conservatives on government, how is this a threat?
CHUCK SCHUMER SAYS REPUBLICANS MUST ‘ABANDON’ WALL IN ORDER TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans need to “abandon†border wall funding if they want the government to reopen, just less than 24 hours into the partial shutdown.
Schumer, who has strongly opposed funding President Donald Trump’s border wall, saidthis on the Senate floor Saturday afternoon as the federal government is officially in a partial shutdown after Senate Republicans failed to receive enough votes to pass a short-term spending bill Friday that included funding for a border wall.
The New York senator also said Democrats are “open to discussing any proposal as long as they do not include anything for the wall,†showing Democrats are not willing to compromise on border wall funding.
Senate Minority Leader @SenSchumer: “President Trump, if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall, plain and simple.” https://t.co/p5wVtGFMGv pic.twitter.com/bxwHn9E5B6
— CNN News Central (@NewsCentralCNN) December 22, 2018
It wasn’t all that long ago that Democrats, including Schumer, voted for legislation that would build a wall. In fact, that legislation is still in force, and requires government funding for the wall.
As far as an extended shutdown, do we really care? I’m sure a bunch of unhinged #NeverTrumpers are suddenly upset over the prospect of the government being “closed” (most of it isn’t), and I’ve read a few of them freaking out. But, if unnecessary jobs are being put off during the shutdown, then we need to do away with the taxpayers funding jobs that are unnecessary. And, really, as far as it goes, most things necessary continue as normal. Trump isn’t putting up all sorts of “Barrycades” like Obama did, blocking monuments and such in D.C. and around the country, trying to inflict pain (which the media refused to call him out on).
While I do not see the need for a full wall along entire border, just in certain areas and other measures would work wonders in reducing illegal immigration, it is refreshing to see a Republican fight for what we want. We’ve been calling for Republicans to fight back. Like Trump or loathe him, he’s doing what we have wanted for a long time.
