DHS shutdown grows more likely

[Panich52]

DHS "shutdown grows more likely" - The Hill

Of the more than 230,000 employees who work for DHS, the vast majority — around 200,000 — would continue to work, but without paychecks [which] could deal a blow to department morale … A shutdown would also keep the department from hiring and training new employees, which would prevent the government from filling vacancies.”

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[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. Um --

"Darn"?

[blkmusclmachine]

2. Das Vaterland

Ja wohl!

[bigtree]

3. see ya, nose!

...f**k you face.

Classic republican.

[JaneyVee]

4. They hate immigrants more than they love National security.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

14. Friday, Feb 6, 2015, 12:14 PM

The moment the GOP roped Progressives into defending the DHS.

Damn, those people are good. Too good.

[JaneyVee]

15. I'm all for counter-terrorism. War not so much.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

19. DHS does counter terrorism?

I thought they just sucked up billions of dollars while spying on innocent people and smothering those who do real national security work beneath extra layers of bureaucracy.

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. Morale? Morale? What about people paying their bills, buying groceries,

making rent or house payments.

Homeland In-security will not be a result of this, and it is not just a hit to morale.

[Oilwellian]

6. Working without pay equals slavery

The Dems should counter with a proposal to suspend all congressional pay and require them to continue coming to work, no vacations, no leave, until this issue is resolved.

[Action_Patrol]

8. The 27th Amendement prevents

Congress from touching their own current pay.

[2naSalit]

7. So..

and upside could possibly be that such a stupid move might force the president's hand in splitting it all up like it was before thus dissolving the agency. Might also create some jobs. In some cases redundancy of coverage can be a good thing. It could also afford some much needed restructuring.


Just a thought.

[ChosenUnWisely]

12. That would be the best outcome but I doubt he will do it.

[2naSalit]

13. I'm sure you're right

but it was a nice thought for a moment.

[winter is coming]

9. They train their employees? n/t

[glasshouses]

10. ha ha

Let me get my care meter out

[Amishman]

11. what if DHS shut down

and no one noticed?

[NightWatcher]

16. while the repubs control Congress... "Why do they hate America?" says everyone in America

damage that repub brand some more guys. Let the Dem nominee save all those campaign funds that they wont have to spend on ads convincing everyone that repubs are stupid and evil.

[Takket]

17. "around 200,000 — would continue to work, but without paychecks "

yeah sure... that's actually going to happen! lol

[bluedigger]

18. Everyone cheering this on should realize FEMA is part of DHS.

What could possibly go wrong?

Let's hope we don't find out.

[riderinthestorm]

20. No security lines at the airports as the TSA is under the DHS

Much as I hate the security theater at the airport, I'm not so sure I'd be thrilled to get on a plane once the TSA is shut down and there's nobody screening anyone for anything.

[Trillo]

23. That's the way it was when I was a kid, around the 1960s.

Parents bought tickets, we walked to the boarding area, undisturbed by thugs in uniforms whose only purpose is shredding the 4th Amendment. At the boarding gate, they checked the ticket, and if you had tickets, you got on the plane.

[Savannahmann]

21. Gee, does that mean that the spying that is illegal, and immoral, would be cut down?

I'm waiting to see the bad part here.

[CJCRANE]

22. "No one could have imagined..."

Is this really a good idea at the same time as hyping up the terror threat?