>For example, I saw someone mention that .gov and other websites might actually expire in DNS during this time and we might be able to grab them - redirecting t

>For example, I saw someone mention that .gov and other websites might actually expire in DNS during this time and we might be able to grab them - redirecting them to sites critical to the administration. You're going to have a tough time registering a .gov domain as a non governmental agency... especially when the entire US government is shut down.