Let me see, now. . . .   I just flew in from Alpha Centauri Two and haven't quite figured out your system yet, so pardon me for asking what may be a naïve question. But—

If your legislative branches don't pass the budget and the government has to shut down, do your Senators and Representatives still receive their salaries?

And if so, who is it that's paying them?

Respectfully (but puzzled),
Gilboof Bongtoddle