Yeah, I’d like to know what the definition of “temporary” is?
I recall a passage in an old story about a guy who saw a yellowed and tattered sign posted at the entrance to a subway station saying that the subway system was shut down temporarily, and speculating that the meaning of the word ‘temporary’ had changed while he was away...
With the government I think 20 years or so.
They don’t even have to declare the nature of the emergency, in current law.