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We shutdown now
As chosen by the House, who decided to end voting for the night, we will now have out first government shutdown in over two decades.
This shutdown plays just like the last - Democratic President, Republican controlled House, and (In part) over health insurance. What was that saying about history? Oh yeah, Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
The ironic part about the shutdown is that even with it, the ACA will still go into effect. A shutdown wouldn't have affected it, but a shutdown would be a raised middle finger. Basically, the shutdown was out of spite.
In the most basic terms I can put it - The baby didn't like it's food, so it decided to throw up over everything.
