Show of Hands

Ask Chuck Schumer, he’s doing just that.

Trump could do something about it but he is golfing.

SCOTUS doesn’t have the ability to approve funding. That would make a horrible precedent. Congress approves budgets- that shouldnt change.

This entire shutdown is the democrats fault.

the dems voted to keep it shutdown like 15+ times, but you know that, dumby

Let Schumer and the Democrats own it.

The Supreme Court didn’t let SNAP run out. Congress did.

We keep posting that the majority of those on snap WORK. Majority full time. Quit ignoring the facts...

The courts do not make the budget or allocate money!

What is wrong with you people? I pray you never have to have member’s of your family go hungry…

Why anyone would let 40 million United States citizens starve I don’t know. 😢😢😢

Remember when the Supreme Court did the right thing?

Trump is in charge not the democrats.

Financial aid isn't essential.

thank the democrats for this lesson in what its like to live in the real world.

5 Dems can vote yes and feed everybody.

If you work as essential federal worker , you are working but not getting paid , so how do you feed yourself.

BUT

If you stay home and are on the government dole, you should not get money for food currently.

Why should a person who doesn’t work get money for food , while the fed gov worker whom is actively working NOT get money for food.

Make that make sense.

Support in that it is not up to the judicial branch to direct where money goes.

Idk how anyone can think this shutdown isn’t Democrat caused with all the blocking of the full bill and individual bills to pay for SNAP benefits or pay the military or pay federal workers or air traffic controllers. They are holding all of that spending hostage as leverage. It’s not even a debate who is stopping funding.

Oh okay so because the Trump Administration can't fund it legally. Gotcha.

If there is a shutdown, federal money should only go to the essential things. Snap is extra not essential. They need to go to work and agree on a legit budget

So food isn't essential. Got it...

Providing food to those in need is EVERYONE'S responsibility, including the government. But, I'm sure you would just let them starve...

That is not the primary responsibility of the government. If they have extra it is great to do, but not an essential function.

A better question is why (or rather if) 40 million people are dependent are actually dependent on government for food.

Food is essential. Every moral human knows that...

The democrats could do something about it but they put illegals above American citizens. Thats what this has always been about. You leftists are liars. You don’t care about those on Snap. This is a political ploy so you can blame Trump because you hate him and wish he were dead. No, Americans first, illegals should all be deported. The government needs to reopen so those on SNAP can eat.

It is the responsibility of EVERYONE who's capable. Including the government. Anyone who says otherwise aren't really concerned with children not being able to have food.

Republicans are for starving children.

Pro forced birth. Not pro life.

I still don’t understand why the most liberal of all the judges Ketanji Brown Jackson halted the order requiring full SNAP payments. Head scratching for sure.

So now it's important that congress control the money spent. How convenient...

Correct for providing food is not essential government function.

props for the “upin’er” 👆🏼👌🏼

That’s not the function of the government though. That’s the responsibility of the Church.

The government can use other money to pay for SNAP, and a federal court has ordered it to do so during a government shutdown, despite the administration's initial refusal. While contingency funds were used to make partial payments, judges determined that the government had the discretion to tap other funds to ensure full benefits were provided to recipients.

The president of the federal government intent cannot unilaterally create and budget and fund things without congressional approval. This has always been the case.

& currently the government is incapable of providing food.

Food is essential for people, its not an essential role of the government

I'd like to point out that this decision was made by the SCoTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Supreme Court let how?

They can use their own money for food 🤷‍♂️

Yes a judge has ordered the Trump Administration to use other funds and when Trump okay how the judge had no response.

And the Supreme Court has paused The Impossible judgment.

There are no funds available that can be legally tapped into.

"When Trump okay how the judge had no response"... WHAT..

Also, what does an "impossible judgment" mean..

I believe the government was already paying partial snap payments and will continue. They were halted on paying FULL payments only....

SNAP is an essential government program because it is one of the most effective anti-poverty tools, lifting millions of people out of poverty each year.

SNAP should be repealed.

SCOTUS did not let SNAP benefits run out.
KBJ the Justices who oversees the First District sent the ruling that violates separation of powers back to the First District Court of Appeals.

If people are being lifted out of poverty why are there now 42 million on food stamps, reportedly 40% more during Biden Admin….

SNAP isn't an anti-poverty program.

It's a pro-poverty program.
You remove the personal responsibility of feeding yourself and your family and you remove one of the primary reasons for life.

Nice opinion Bob. But wrong...