Shut Down Over Blown. It Probably Helped GOP In 2014. Voters Don't Like Govt. Employees Anyway.

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2. you do realize this isn't a tactic orchestrated by Democrats?

...this is a deliberate strategy by republicans to block Obama's executive action on immigration. They are in control of the outcome. Democrats shouldn't allow themselves to be held hostage to legislative blackmail like this. Where would it end?

Bottom line, republicans are in control of the majority in both houses. Either they govern responsibly, or they assume the blame when their actions bring it to a halt. I don't believe Americans share your view of government, anyway, not when it comes to interruptions in necessary services required by them. I also think your view of government employees is wrong. Most don't make 'too much,' and their jobs have been declining over this president's term. They are citizens, just like you and I, trying to make a living and make ends meet; not political pawns who should expendable to some political gamesmanship.