The current battle in Congress over the continuing resolution to fund the government is a fight worth having to stop the bloated spending of the federal government—spending that increases our unsustainable, monumental debt; funds dangerous and unnecessary government programs; and keeps unaccountable bureaucrats in office whose goal in life is to control our lives from birth to death. This article, originally published in 2013 during a previous budget fight, illustrates that the government never really shuts down. Crucial services for national security and law enforcement will continue even if no continuing resolution is approved, as will payments for Social Security and veterans’ benefits. The rallying cry for concerned members of Congress trying to stop the federal government’s runaway spending should be the famous words of Captain John Paul Jones: “I have not yet…
A Government ‘Shutdown’ Isn’t Really a Shutdown
