That's a fairly imprecise and inaccurate statement. Lots of governments in the US are still functioning (i.e. state and local), many of which are represented th

That's a fairly imprecise and inaccurate statement. Lots of governments in the US are still functioning (i.e. state and local), many of which are represented there. And even then, the administration is only partly shut down at the moment, even if it IS a pretty big part. We've not actually descended into anarchy here at the moment.