Government Shut Down

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Originally Posted by Adak

The fact is, this is the only card that the Republicans can play right now, because the Democrats are in power elsewhere,

There are 3 branches of government. The executive, the legislative, and the judicial.

The Democrats currently control the White House.
The Republicans control the Supreme Court.
The Congress is split 50/50 between the Democrats and Republicans. One party has the House, and one party has the Senate.

You couldn't get more evenly balanced if you tried.