Can Obama issue an executive order overturning a shutdown?

[fried eggs]

Interesting article:

Obama has the power against an attack without the consent of Congress under the theory that as commander in chief he has to protect America from imminent danger. Likewise in the case of a hurricane or flood he can act immediately to avoid any kind of national crisis. A government shutdown is a national crisis. Obama could just order the equivalent of a continuing resolution rather that allow America to be help hostage because Congress failed to do their job in time.

Congress has a duty to pass a budget or pass a continuing resolution by October 1st. To deliberately shut down the government would be an act of treason against the American people. So since we are going to believe that no one would intentionally harm America by doing that then what we have is a temporary emergency and the President can constitutionally act in a temporary emergency just as he would in a natural disaster or an attack on America.

- See more at: http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2013/09/27/obama-doesnt-need-congress-to-stop-a-government-shutdown/

[Tx4obama]

1. No, because the vote is not to 'shutdown' - the vote is to FUND the governent ...

... and it is Congress that holds the purse strings.

The government shuts down due to NOT having the funds to operate.