>>>>Hey, if you want to control who is in the Cabinet, win an election.
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>>Why not just shut down government? Much easier than getting elected.
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>They'll have to snap out of this soon, or else rather soon the people may get used to have a government on leave, and get to like it better that way.
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>BTW, is IRS essential or not? Do they also refuse to collect any taxes while this lasts?
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>n.b. in case of the shutdown being already over, well, just goes somewhere to show how important it is, as I haven't noticed.

Are you back in the U.S.?