Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker

[Jehanne]

But, it's the Legislative branch that provides the defense funding.  One could imagine a situation where the US government collapses because Congress is unable to go into session, martial law is declared, etc.

It's an extreme scenario, to be sure, but with someone like Trump having been in power, why risk it??  And, Biden, even though he is completely stable right now, what happens if he develops some neurological disease and starts to slip into the crazy side??

You do realize that the existing nukes are already paid for, right? Both houses of Congress could melt down into a greasy smear and it would have no effect on the US launching nuclear weapons.

And it doesn’t make a bit of difference if Biden (or any other President) goes teetotal fucknuts crazy - he’s still the only person in government able to authorize a nuclear attack.

Boru

Yes, the weapons are paid for, but, the crews that deploy and manage them need to be paid. If the government shut down and service personnel went without their paychecks for long enough, many of them could start abandoning their posts, which could lead to chaos.