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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.

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58 points

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

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

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Sounds like terrorism to me

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

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because it’s a tool that can be useful

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

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Useful to whom?

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