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What happens when Trump doesn't get what he wants.
Because Trump couldn't get funding for his border wall, we're now in a Government Shutdown.
by Taylorover9001 January 22, 2019
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A conservative who backs the enactment of invasive, usually expensive laws which allow for the government to regulate or micromanage the behavior, relationships or identity of private citizens, or to prohibit government recognition of certain of these traits, based upon the need to "preserve" said individual's idealized "natural" or "godly" order for society (or to create social programs - usually of the "feel good" type - pursuant to such ideals of a "Moral Majority").

Usually a conservative who uses a religious case or justification for why the government must pass legislation (or engage in international conflicts, such as the "War on Drugs") in order to play "moral police" with the citizenry or world.

Such conservatives' self-described credentials as "conservative" are often questioned or sometimes rejected by fiscal conservatives and right-libertarians (including the Grover Norquist anti-tax types) because of such programs take up fiscal resources for potentially never-ending or unwinnable wars. Of course, when culture wars are being fought both in the US and abroad by non-government entities (such as churches), the fiscal conservatives and libertarians are often quiet and compliant for as long as *government* money is not being directed to such wars; the richer of the BGSCs (e.g., Pat Robertson) have free license to carry out such wars.
"The social conservative leaders who advocate using government to achieve their aims always push the GOP to embrace big government whenever the GOP takes power. Here's how it works:

1. Republicans gain control based on promises of limited government.

2. We get a few years of somewhat limited government, especially if the president is a Democrat.

3. We then watch the biggest statists in America -- big government social conservatives -- demand that the federal government "do something" about every perceived social ill in America.

4. We then watch the GOP respond to social con threats by becoming 100% statist. Every time the GOP gains ascendancy, it eventually decides it ought to use the power of the federal government to force "conservative" (in quotes because big government is never conservative) goals. It assumes that other conservatives will just toe the line (like the OP suggests).

5. Voters then kick the GOP out of power.

6. We then watch the GOP at least pretend to believe in small government (many in the coalition will simply wish to limit power of Dems, thus forming an accidental coalition).

7. Repeat"

-- Rich Muny, BigGovernment.com (Breitbart-owned outlet)
by RayneVanDunem November 26, 2010
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Government Shit

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A bowel movement generously paid for by taxpayer dollars. Considerably more satisfying than its mundane civilian counterpart.
Smith: "Jenkins, where have you been? We're five minutes late to the briefing. And why are you smiling?"

Jenkins: "Why, I just took a Government Shit!"
by goodmango June 28, 2009
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government sneeze

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"Nixon's watergate scandal is a well known government sneeze."
by Jay A April 22, 2003
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government sympathizers

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A person who stands behind and defends any and all of the Governments positions or policies regardless of its short falls.
Most people in this country are against this Bill, however it looks like there are some Government sympathizers who will vote the Bill into law. To sympathize with the Government IE Policy or events such as Kent University.
by J. Vondam April 15, 2008
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One who sucks benefits off the Government. Or has no desire to work , cause all they have ever known is hand-outs. Aka " On the Dole" aka " the Wood Tick"
How can you date that girl, she has no future, she's a government slug!
by The Bigtoe February 13, 2014
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What the United States is currently in right now. The longest U.S government shutdown shutdown in history. Caused by Donald Trump not having funding for his stupid wall, because Democrats won’t approve funding for the wall.
Man this fucking government shutdown is starting to piss me off right now!
by Minecraft1238 January 17, 2019
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