This article by Thomas Sowell speaks the truth about who caused the partial shutdown of our government operations. Keep in mind as you read it that Obama chooses what is shutdown and what is not. His choices are designed to punish the public and then rescue us from the 'tyranny" of the Republican House.
Please read the entire article before replying here.
SOWELL: Who shut down the government? | Rare
Even when it comes to something as basic, and apparently as simple and straightforward, as the question of who shut down the federal government, there are diametrically opposite answers, depending on whether you talk to Democrats or to Republicans.
There is really nothing complicated about the facts. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted all the money required to keep all government activities going except for ObamaCare.
This is not a matter of opinion. You can check the congressional record.
As for the House of Representatives right to grant or withhold money, that is not a matter of opinion either. You can check the Constitution of the United States. All spending bills must originate in the House of Representatives, which means that congressmen there have a right to decide whether they want to spend money on a particular government activity.
Please read the entire article before replying here.
SOWELL: Who shut down the government? | Rare
Even when it comes to something as basic, and apparently as simple and straightforward, as the question of who shut down the federal government, there are diametrically opposite answers, depending on whether you talk to Democrats or to Republicans.
There is really nothing complicated about the facts. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted all the money required to keep all government activities going except for ObamaCare.
This is not a matter of opinion. You can check the congressional record.
As for the House of Representatives right to grant or withhold money, that is not a matter of opinion either. You can check the Constitution of the United States. All spending bills must originate in the House of Representatives, which means that congressmen there have a right to decide whether they want to spend money on a particular government activity.