If they were a little serious, they would have plenty of time LONG list of “configuration clauses” they simply offered or included in each invoice. Things that make any stoppage extremely painful for the D, but he tries to fix the problem areas.
A reserve specifically allocated in advance for payroll and military operations, for example.
And, yes, some things that may appeal to rank-and-file Ds, but erodes D’s *leadership’ position to discuss things.
Advance funds for social security, for example.
“But, but! We almost tried it once or twice by and by!”
For sure. But little by little won’t cut it. You have to put all the pieces together. And you also have to ‘defend’ the usual process. “It will be a $1,000 fine to engage at any level in slowing, misdirecting, mispresenting an authorized and funded check to a social security recipient (or whatever).
The word, however, makes sense to have teeth, at least the vague possibility of working. Make minions have to get written orders as their only defense against prosecution, whatever it is. Something. Because the few pathetic attempts so far have caused the “Federal Worker Slowdown” to derail them into inanity.
Fund the field agents in a preventive way. Then don’t fund the bureaucrats. An automatic firing clause for “bureaucrats who don’t show up for 30 straight days” – add this directly to the federal code/contracts/etc. Yes, this is the odd position of funding the glowies and not their bosses, but still.
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