They are idiots, our Founding Fathers warned us about this, and its going to be the end of us. When party politics are above the good of the Republic we have a serious problem.

If they are unable to reach a reasonable compromise and it does shut down, than all the states need to invoke that little dissolution clause in the Constitution, everyone in office needs to be stripped of all power, and we need to hold elections to replace them.

To prevent problems the military would need to immediately be placed under the command of the various states in which there bases are located; and all foreign forces will be in confusion so orders should be given to cease all operations and wait for a new government to be formed.

I would also expect that the governors would mobilize the national guard in their states to take command of Federal buildings and to disarm any Federal military or police units which do not comply. Since at that point each state would revert back to a sovereign country.

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