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But it seems like certain jobs are funded for the duration anyway (infamously, members of Congress are one). Who would argue that air traffic controllers should

• dataflow 1y ago
  IIRC the term of interest is "permanent appropriation".
• eigen 1y ago
  > But it seems like certain jobs are funded for the duration anyway (infamously, members of Congress are one). I think thats due to the 27th Amendment [1] > No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened. can't change (or stop) congressional pay until an election. guess it's a double-edged sword they can't give themselves in immediate pay raise, which I think was the point of ratification in 1992, but also can't cut their pay for failing to pass a budget. [1] https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-27/ https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-27/
  • johncolanduoni 1y ago
    But they’re not the only ones - apparently federal judges and some high-level political appointees are authorized to be paid during the shutdown. There’s some other mechanism for not rug-pulling federal paychecks.
    • bombcar 1y ago
      Apparently it can also depend how funds were sent and if they have other sources.
• Tadpole9181 1y ago
  Members of Congress must receive their pay, or the wealthy members could coordinate a shutdown that puts a significant financial pressure on the ones that rely on the congressional income, forcing them to cave to their demands.