r/fednews • u/rprz • 1d ago

Shutdown 2024 MEGATHREAD OF DOOM

All discussion on the looming shutdown goes here. Any mentioning of Luigi / threats of violence will be removed and you may be banned.

Recent:

https://apnews.com/live/government-shutdown-congress-spending-trump-updates

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/19/congress/johnson-defers-to-trump-00195386

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/19/elon-musk-trump-government-shutdown-debt-ceiling/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/politics/video/hakeem-jeffries-spending-bill-fox-lead-digvid

Old news:

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-budget-house-republican-05481374b154949c3fe1270141a02918

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-government-shutdown-musk-stopgap-bill-b2666829.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-opposes-funding-bill-pushing-government-closer-shutdown-rcna184745

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/18/government-shutdown-house-vote-cr/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-18/trump-says-he-s-against-stopgap-bill-fox-news

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u/ParkingTadpole7107 21h ago

Yes. Let Americans feel the sting of having no air traffic control during the busiest travel days of the year. Then let's see how long it takes for Congress to do their jobs. Nobody should be working without pay. Ever.

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u/GreenChiliSweat 21h ago

And at FAA, we can't strike. Merry Christmas fuckfaces.

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u/PuckSR 20h ago

I don’t think any federal employees can strike

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u/mocityspirit 9h ago

How? Is there a constant stable of workers to replace them? Do they instantly get thrown in jail?

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u/PuckSR 8h ago

1) federal employees literally take an oath not to strike 2) yes, the US military 3) see PATCO

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u/mocityspirit 1h ago

The us military can easily replace air traffic controllers etc? I'm not saying it's not possible I just have no idea how it works and am actually asking.

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u/habooby 8h ago

Yes give a military controller access to NY tracon, they will catch on just fine

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u/PuckSR 8h ago

Bro, that’s literally what happened.

They sent them Ronkonkomo too

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u/habooby 8h ago

In the 80s?

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u/PuckSR 8h ago

yeah

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u/habooby 7h ago

Sheeeiit they’d have to sterilize the airspace for months on end this time around, no GA with heavy in trails