Referencing Democrats. Republicans are lost.

Not at all.

Musk and Trump WANT THE GOVR SHUT DOWN. this way they have to go through the courts and the press to do it. The way you seem to want wouldve meant they got what they wanted all without having to lift a finger.

They will ruin the government, now they will do it with the backing of Democrats. How the hell can spineless and Trump-bestie Schumer complain about anything now ?

Perhaps not the best time to give more power to executive branch to decide what is essential, when they seek to take it all apart without restraint? Any clue what happens after 30 days of shutdown? Any notion the judiciary may be still the only functional branch with hope to stave the bleeding?

The judiciary may be the only stop gap, that is, until one reaches the 6-3.

That is partially true. Time is now in the way also, and I dont remember which shitty executive order it was but SCOTUS has already briefly sent something back down that was bad for Trump instead of flipping it for him. This is the longer, more difficult path for this admin.

I'd prefer quick and painful for Evil, Inc., but "longer, more difficult" also works.

They have both Legislative and Executive branches so we need any obstacle we can get. Voters really fucked us.

We've been fucked because we still have that vestigial appendage of slavery: the electoral college. A dictator elevated with a minority is true electoral dysfunction.

That's Trump negoriation tactics applied in every field - Ukraine, tariffs, etc - "let's accept this shitty deal, it could be even worse, Trump is unpredictable".,,

But what you're missing is with the shutdown, he already wins. Its like he got in a helicopter a mile into the marathon and flown to the finish line while taking a nap. Now he'll still have to run the gd marathon and SCOTUS has already ruled against him once in these early days.