Suppose you were required by law to do a certain thing. I guess that is the case. The law requires you to pay your taxes. And to insure your car. And to register that car. And to have a driver’s license to drive.

Suppose you break the law.

Now suppose your job is to write laws. And suppose you have taken a solemn oath to uphold the laws of the land. In short, suppose you are a U.S. senator.

Finally, suppose you didn’t give a damn.

That sums up the attitude of a lot of the members of the U.S. Senate today. As well as yesterday. As well as 975 more days. This is how many days have passed since the U.S. Senate produced a budget plan. The law requires they do so every year. The plan is supposed to cover the next five years.

There is nothing to stop the majority party in the Senate from passing a budget plan. As required by law. The filibuster rules do not apply.

And so for three years a majority of the senators have thumbed their noses at the law.

This is a serious law. (I suppose all laws are serious.) It was written so that the people might know how their senators want to spend the tax dollars they cough up. It was written so that folks would know what taxes to expect in years to come.