Key Republican vows to shut down government unless Congress funds Trumps border wall

[turbinetree]

Source: Think Progress

House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) is willing to let the government shut down unless Congress passes a budget that funds the construction of a border wall along the southern U.S. border, Breitbart News, a far-right publication closely allied with the White House, reported Monday.

During a phone interview with Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle on Monday, Meadows said that there are enough members in Congress to force a government shut down in the fall unless there is an explicit provision for the construction of President Donald Trump’s wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico.

Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/freedom-caucus-border-wall-shutdown-6d3a8a264f0c

[Gore1FL]

1. There is no coercion like self-coercion. nt

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Go do it. We'll probably be better off.

[still_one]

7. It might stop them from preventing the damage they are trying to do

[Solly Mack]

3. but...but...Mexico.

[CanonRay]

4. Good. Blow yourselves up.

[Turbineguy]

5. Yeah, weird things happen

when you elect your enemy.

Kim Jung un should join the tea party. He'd be a lot better off than he is now. Of course, we sometimes frown on killing your relatives. But they're not white, so it might work out.

[jmowreader]

6. Well...so much for the House Freedom Caucus

Government shutdowns equal suicide for the idiots who are stupid enough to instigate them.

[kimbutgar]

31. They shut it down and got relected in 2014

No reprecussions but chump might change that.

[dalton99a]

8. Proceed, please.

[angrychair]

9. Please proceed Mr Representative

I double dog dare you!

No...

I triple dog dare you!

https://m.

[padah513]

19. +1

[PSPS]

10. Meadows is powerless to do this, of course, but it gives brietbart readers erections to read it.

[Still In Wisconsin]

11. They. Can't Govern.

The Teabaggers are institutional arsonists. It's all they ever have been and all they ever will be.

[atreides1]

25. The Teabaggers were never interested in governing

The only thing they want to do, is rule! Their supporters are nothing more then cowards and sheep, who want to be ruled over...that way if things go to shit, they can point the finger of blame at their masters and not take any responsibility for their own actions!!!

[onecaliberal]

12. Please do... literally to stupid to breathe .

[Crash2Parties]

13. RUSSIAN SCANDAL? WHAT RUSSIAN SCANDAL! Hey! What's that, over there? ------

[ProudLib72]

14. Give Meadows a couple hundred bucks

He can buy some Legos and build his own wall, preferably around his House seat.

[spiderpig]

15. Ditto. (Intentional).

Do it. At least you won't be doing any more damage.

How have we sunk so low?

[rpannier]

16. Have fun Meadows

You twirp

[Midnight Writer]

17. Go for it! Please! Think of the slogan possibilities. "Shut "R Down!" "Build the Wall!"

I love when the Republicans step into their own bullshit and can't get their boots clean.

[mnhtnbb]

18. One of the idiot NC Republicans who benefited from gerrymandering.

Historically anchored by one of the most liberal cities in NC--Asheville--the district was redrawn by Repubs in 2011 to favor Repubs and the incumbent Dem Representative Shuler retired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_11th_congressional_district

[Doug the Dem]

20. Is he holding his breath and stamping his feet on the floor?

[Achilleaze]

21. Sounds like this republican is following the russian plan

they had so much success with the freaking Berlin Wall. Now their republican stooges want to squander our money on a freaking american wall. sad.

[nikibatts]

22. We all need to get on his case now and make his political life miserable. Phone, e-mail, Tweet.

[no_hypocrisy]

23. Sounds like a front man for Trump.

Whenever Trump wants something that may be less than 50% favorable, he has a third party introduce the idea so he can take credit if it works or blame the third party if it doesn't.

[bresue]

24. Trump Supporters Be Like....

:large

[bresue]

26. BREAKING NEWS......

[BeyondGeography]

27. 58-28 against funding the wall

This is how stupid gerrymandered lifetime job security (real or imagined) will make you. From April:

https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/327609-poll-voters-oppose-trump-border-wall-funding%3Famp

[HAB911]

28. Keystone Cops

[C_U_L8R]

29. Yet another Trumpertantrum.

Hey pal, ya know where you can put your stupid wall.

[tclambert]

30. I'm all for The Wall, but only if it has magic spells woven into its foundation.

Otherwise it can't keep the White Walkers out.

[Grins]

32. GOOD!! Go for it, Meadows!! Do it!

This is the world they want so let them have it. With both barrels. You want this shit? You got it!

I fault Obama just a bit the last time this happened and the government into "essential services only" mode. The FAA had cut back on air traffic controllers and that significantly slowed down departures all across the country, causing a world of howling from business travelers!

Instead of taking advantage of a crisis and saying, "You don't like government and this is one of those things government does, so - you got what you wanted. How do you like your world now? Fund the government you hate or suck it up, buttercups!"

Don't like "soshilust" health care? Think the government should get out of that realm? You got it! Too bad, though, about those 23-hospitals in Oklahoma that depend on Medicare for their survival, but who the hell cares about a 50-mile drive to the next closest emergency room, amiright? Same to you Georgia and your 15+ hospitals. Being "rugged individualists", I'm sure you'll manage.

It all suddenly becomes so clear when it is your ox getting gored.

Obama didn't. To me an opportunity lost. All attention would have focused on the Repukes.

[Downtown Hound]

33. You mean the one that Mexico's going to pay for?

LOL! Go ahead, dickwad. Not only will your party pay for it politically, but no government would be better than the one you idiots are currently running.