[Eng Sub / Text] 19.01.14 news zero Plus One! - Closure of US Government Agencies - Sakurai Sho

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... #011 Closure of US Government Agencies

Something unusual happened at the airport in New York.

Reporter
"This is the baggage inspection area of the airport, but if you look at the other side closely, you could see some lanes are closed."

According to the local media, the staff are taking day-offs.
The government agencies are closed and staff remain unpaid,
in fact, it is also said that there is situation that some staff lie for sick leave so as to spare time for part-time works.

In addition, when our reporter goes to the national park.

Q: Shall we pay the entrance fee?
A: No, sir, we're not collecting fees today.

Because the park stops its operation, the approximately 3,200 yen admission fee is not collected, visiting park becomes free.

Visitor from Germany
"Though I am puzzled, it's good to enter the park free."

There are other problems in the parks.

In the national parks of various places, there is influence that no one goes to clean the toilets, and collection of rubbish is stopped.
Some government agencies have been closed for the 24th day, which is the longest ever.

Why is such situation happening?

The cause is the construction of the Mexico-US border wall proposed by President Trump.
The opposition party, Democratic Party, does not recognise the government budget including the construction cost of the wall, and is opposite to the government.
As part of the budget cannot be passed, there is also such situation.

People are getting ration here, and they are staff of government agencies.
Because the new government budget is not decided,
around 800,000 staff of government agencies continue to either stand by at homes or work for free.

"I can't remit my loan because I haven't been paid my salary."

In addition, there is also influence in this aspect.

Here are the couples who are thinking about getting married,
in the event this time, the office that issues the certificate of marriage is closed.
So, in Washington, it is decided that the certificate is issued under the authority of the mayor.

"Because the government is closed, I think this decision saves many couples."

The Mayor of Washington commented that "even the president cannot terminate love".

President Trump does not yield an inch.
In terms of building the wall, he is playing his "trump card".

President Trump
"We can call a national emergency, and we'll build it very quickly."

While President Trump tries to declare a state of emergency in order to break through this situation ...

the state of emergency of the US is the ultimate means the president uses when the country faces a crisis.

Originally, the president declares a state of emergency in order to jump over the procedures requiring parliamentary resolution and to implement policies to save the country.

Confiscating someone's properties,
dispatching troops overseas,
it is a huge power that would even control the lives of the US citizens.

Then, thus far, speaking of in what occasions the presidents would declare a state of emergency,
according to the investigation of research institute, in fact,
President Bush has declared 13 times of state of emergency, and President Obama 12 times.

President Bush declared it in the September 11 attacks in 2001,
and mobilised over 80,000 reserved soldiers to fight against terrorists.
President Obama also declared a state of emergency against the 2009 flu pandemic.
Both incidents were, of course, related to national crisis.

President Trump is not hesitated to declare a state of emergency in order to build the border wall ...

"several thousands of US people were killed by illegal immigrants in the past few years"
"this is a humanitarian crisis and a crisis of mind and soul"
He emphasises.

On the other hand, there are also opinions questioning whether this is a national crisis that needs the declaration of state of emergency.

Source: https://www.ntv.co.jp/zero/articles/1059riv5ruerkbaso5r.html

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