Federal Shutdown Shows How Inessential Most Government Really Is
January 22, 2018
January 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release:
As of midnight on the evening of Jan. 19, Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution that would have kept the federal government open, then on the third day of the shutdown the Senate voted to pass a bill that would fund the government for the next three weeks. The political theater that surrounds the federal government shutdown has ended, at least temporarily, but a strong lesson remains: It's easy . . .
As of midnight on the evening of Jan. 19, Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution that would have kept the federal government open, then on the third day of the shutdown the Senate voted to pass a bill that would fund the government for the next three weeks. The political theater that surrounds the federal government shutdown has ended, at least temporarily, but a strong lesson remains: It's easy . . .