Time to put the "government shutdown" circus in perspective. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/StormCloudsGathering Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/collapseupdates Donate: StormCloudsGathering.com/donate Visit our website: StormCloudsGathering.com Get weekly email updates: tinyurl.com/naturalrightsnewsletter ----------------- Feds spend 5 billion on eve of shutdown: www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=5144 Feds ordered to make the sequester as painful as promised. www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/5/email-tells-feds-make-sequester-painful-promised/ Feds try to close down the ocean: www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/03/3668028_p2/shutdown-day-3-food-distributor.html Abuse of NSA domestic spying: www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/nsa-surveillance-documents_n_3902208.html Rand Paul Supports the use of drones to kill Americans on U.S. soil: www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2013/04/23/rand-paul-shockingly-now-supports-the-use-of-drones-on-us-soil-to-kill-americans-so-what-was-that-filibuster-thing-all-about/ NDAA of 2013 passes unanimously: rt.com/usa/ndaa-military-detention-2013-365/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2nMwm7e_Lo ----- Thanks to Justin Breen for help with the animations at the end.