This would not work the same way from the left (like left adventurism does not have the same effect as right-wing stochastic terrorism). The rachet goes right, not left.
Thr wingnuts who are doing this are the same ones who drive full-on government shutdowns, who at least play to the "we don't need 95% of the federal government" crowd. So they'll get treated with kid gloves by Republican media, and might even get sporadic support. Republican media is friendly to its lunatic fringe as a rule anyway.
Leftists who would do this want to use the government to actually do something, and Democrats broadly want to do the same. So they'll get negative coverage for grinding the government to a standstill, on top of the red-baiting shit they get already.
This would not work the same way from the left (like left adventurism does not have the same effect as right-wing stochastic terrorism). The rachet goes right, not left.
Thr wingnuts who are doing this are the same ones who drive full-on government shutdowns, who at least play to the "we don't need 95% of the federal government" crowd. So they'll get treated with kid gloves by Republican media, and might even get sporadic support. Republican media is friendly to its lunatic fringe as a rule anyway.
Leftists who would do this want to use the government to actually do something, and Democrats broadly want to do the same. So they'll get negative coverage for grinding the government to a standstill, on top of the red-baiting shit they get already.