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Originally Posted by MarchHare
You need to read more about this story.
What is happening in the US right now is totally different than proroguing parliament. Virtually all US public services that are funded by the federal government are closed. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been told to stay home without pay. This isn't congress taking an extended summer recess (the equivalent of proroguing parliament); this is a near-total shutdown of the American government.
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Not really, according to the CBC this morning(and they tend to hype things up), it only impacts 20 percent of federal employees(about 800,000) and specifically a couple of interesting items:
-No IRS audit services will be conducted
-No gun permits will be issued