Ultimately, the goal of the aforementioned lawsuit is to prevent the government from mandating federal employees to work without compensation.
Roughly 800,000 federal workers are going without pay as the government shutdown approaches its 21st day.
More on the Government Shutdown
The stakes in the government shutdown continue to get higher and higher. The lawsuit against the Trump administration occurred shortly before protests from TSA employees at the Atlanta, Georgia airport. Put simply, federal workers are not happy about missing payments for their services. The ire is even more intense for those who are obligated to continue working in spite of receiving zero compensation.
Both Republicans and Democrats have their own ideas on who bears responsibility for the shutdown. Americans on the left attest that President Trump is at fault; the president maintains his refusal to sign legislation which does not fund his promised border wall.
Conservatives, on the other hand, feel differently. Right-wingers have overwhelmingly stated that ending illegal immigration is necessary. Therefore, they believe that Democrats ought to work with the president and present legislation which funds the wall.
