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I didn’t think it was drivel at all. In fact, I agree with the post.

I’d like to see a government shutdown - at least long enough to demonstrate what what we need and what we don’t need.

Obviously, we need SOME government, but it may well take a complete shutdown for many people to see just how little of it is necessary, and how much of a toll the vast excess has taken on our lives, liberties and our pursuit of happiness.

It’s all well and good to say politicians should simply obey their oaths of office and abide by The Constitution, but unfortunately, we are mostly lost souls - we can no longer see the woods for the trees - the lure of socialism is strong when we can be promised other people’s money in return for our votes.

The wisdom of the founding fathers was profound, but they had an advantage we don’t have: they were starting from scratch. Perhaps a shutdown is the only way to achieve the clarity they had and the respect for that all-important principle of limited central government.

I, for one, would love the chance once during my lifetime to see how people would fare under a shutdown of the federal government. Perhaps some essential functions would temporarily go missing but I suspect we individuals could pick up the slack, and that the benifits would be astounding.