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PolicyBytes
Welcome to the Shutdown
The shutdown is a symptom of something deeper: Congress no longer functions. We are operating as if we have only two branches of government. Presidents attempt to rule by a flurry of decrees and orders, courts eventually strike most of them down, and Congress remains catatonic.