Some laws are too dangerous to be allowed to remain on the books. Take, for example, the US debt ceiling. It is the legislative equivalent of a nuclear bomb aimed by the US at itself, with the rest of the world within its blast radius. What must never be used should not exist. Regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations, the law needs to be repealed. Orderly government cannot be pursued under so destructive a threat. It is quite different from a partial government shutdown. Albeit foolish and unjust, that is just about manageable. Failure to lift the debt ceiling is not.
有些法律太過危險、不應保留，美國的債務上限就是一例。債務上限的立法相當於美國對自己投下了一顆核彈，而整個世界都在其爆炸範圍內。絕不能使用的東西根本不應存在。不論目前談判的結果如何，債務上限的法律都需要廢止。面對破壞力如此之強的威脅，政府不可能實現有序的運轉。這與政府部分關門有很大區別。政府部分關門雖然愚蠢和不應該，但基本上是可控的。而無法提升債務上限就不一樣了。
