That sent chills down my spine. Too coincidental... something that NEVER has happened before, happened during the 2013 shutdown.
This may or may not happen. I do suspect it has been talked about in the Obama administration, and may even be an operative plan. However, can it occur?
Not if our guys are ready for it.
Computer glitches happen.
Last time the EBT system was down, in Louisiana, they let people just load up their shopping carts and take whatever they wanted to take. The store was emptied in a couple of hours.