That's why the threat of shutting down food stamps, and the various “glitches” that have happened to the system.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3079650/posts
The pResident is running a protection racket, showing America what he can do if he is denied his way. I think he is also testing to see just what the reaction will be to various scenarios should they come to pass.
It's almost like the government (as a whole) is gauging our reaction and counting how many of us show up at protests or make calls.
We do indeed live in perilous times.
I wonder what would happen if congress shut down the government and we refused to react? No conservatives - anywhere to be seen. Silence.
Kind of the way the forest becomes silent as a panther enters.