So everyone knows, there is enough votes to pass a budget, or cont. resolution, in the house but John Boehner won't allow it to come up to a vote. As speaker of the house, he controls what comes up to a vote and what doesn't.
Since March the senate has passed something like 17 bills and sent it to the house, only for the house to attach defunding obama care ( the affordable care act) to the bill. You ran on this idea and lost.
So Republicans are holding us hostage to defund the affordable care act. However they ran on this idea in the 2012 election, they lost the senate and presidency.
House Republicans only won the house because they Gerrymandering all the Congressional districts. Democratic house members got way more votes. Around 1.4 million more votes then republican congressman.
Point being, you ran on this idea, you lost, get over and let the government run. Personally I think this is horrible and childish politics. Also many Republicans agree. 17 already joined with the democrats and that's why the government can be started any day. however the speaker ( John boehner) of the house won't allow it to come up for a vote..
So this really just a Republican shutdown, PERIOD> Also this is making them look horrible. So keep it up. They are getting the blame for this. Exremism on the Republicans ticket is flooding people over to the Democrats. Have a Nice day.
Gerrymandering.
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/rachel-maddow/53151884#53151884
Boehner has enough votes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/02/clean-funding-bill_n_4031784.html
