Get Your Education on and Learn about Previous Shutdowns!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdown_in_the_United_States

See section 3.

 

They forgot the most important one. Between 1789 and 1790, there was a shutdown because Rhode Island wouldn't ratify the Constitution. Personally, I think they should have held out. If the Constitution hadn't given the federal government so much power, the Affordable Healthcare Act would likely be up to individual State Governments to approve rather than the whole Federal Government. In short, we wouldn't be in this mess if the State Governments were way stronger and the Federal Government was at least a little bit weaker.

poundsigntwocents

 

It almost looks like they enjoy shutting down their government.

Also, if it stays shutdown until at least the 19th then that would be the record span on time recorded on wiki...

 

We're at two weeks and two days right now.

The one with Clinton was one month, three weeks and one day.

 

I just find it funny how Australia did it when their government shutdown~

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...with-the-queen-firing-everyone-in-parliament/

 

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Then I must have misread xD oh well!

 

Actually, I miscounted the Clinton one.

It was 21 days (or three weeks and one day).