Is there any way to use an executive order to force the government to stay open?

[Gravitycollapse]

And force paychecks and benefit checks to go out despite the failure to pass a budget? Isn't there some sort of emergency plan to leap frog over congress? I can't believe there isn't.

[valerief]

1. Declare war on Congress, maybe? nt

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. No. Only Congress can raise funds. That is a named power in the Constitution

Funding bills must start in the House.

If the President could fund the government using executive orders to raise funds, we would not need a Congress and the President would be a dictator.

[Gravitycollapse]

3. There have to be relevant emergency powers.

Something. Anything.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. There are no emergency powers I know of that allows The executive

to assume the powers of Congress. This is something that the founding fathers never foresaw and leaves the country open to tyranny through manufactured crises.

[LittleBlue]

5. No, this would start a constitutional crisis

Personally, I'd rather they own the crisis than us.