>The federal government would "not look like anything" if a permanent shutdown kicked in, Rakove said. Instead: "You can imagine a radical devolution of authori

>The federal government would "not look like anything" if a permanent shutdown kicked in, Rakove said. Instead: "You can imagine a radical devolution of authority to the states." Amazing how decreasing the power and responsibilities of the feds is considered radical for a country that started off having a weak federal government on purpose.