We are now in the second day of Government Shutdown which is causing many problems. I hadn’t even thought of the security issue. The easy assumption (that I, and probably many Americans, make) is that since essential personnel are still on the job, security is taken care of. But that is true only to a certain point.

“As each day goes by, the impact and the jeopardy to the safety and security of this country will increase,” Clapper testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee…

The quote is from a Washington Post article. Read Shutdown makes U.S. more vulnerable to terrorist attacks, Intelligence officials warn By Greg Miller in the October 2 Washington Post if you want the whole story.

Time to end this stand-off.