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Things didn't end well for the last guy...

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[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 67 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s a thing that’s been happening a lot over the past few years where US politicians refuse to sign bills that approve government spending (such as continuing to pay government employees) until their demands about some unrelated thing are met.

[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 58 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I believe the term for this is “political blackmail”.

Why it is accepted and legal, I don’t understand.

[–] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

No, no, terrorism is when you kill people who have money.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

because it's a tool that can be useful

[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It shouldn’t have to be useful. This is just a sign of failed governance.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's useful in a healthy democracy. Which the US isn't.

[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Maybe as a last resort. Not the defacto standard, every couple of months let’s hold the entire government hostage.

Hey let’s do some really evil shit and if you don’t agree, we’re gonna shut down the government and not pay anyone.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, of course, as a last resort.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Useful to whom?