Dear Democrats in Congress: SHUT IT DOWN

[Mr.WeRP]

21. So we force that. If the president ignores the shutdown

He can’t make workers work without pay. Many will quit once furloughed long enough.

Meanwhile anything the President does to get around it would be immediately challenged in court. He would lose initially, but of course, it will eventually make it to SCOTUS. How fast depends on how it’s handled in the lower courts. Trump cannot simply go straight to the Supreme Court, the Judicial still has some semblance of normal function at the lower levels.

It is criminal for any agency heads/managers to continue as if there is no shutdown and many will not break the law. So for at least 1-3 months, federal workers will go without pay, forcing many to quit and look for work elsewhere.

We are already short staffed on ATC, and this will compound air travel issues and the economy if suddenly, several walk off the job (again you cannot force people to work without pay).

There is an old rule in rebellions: sabotage any way you can. We are there.