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 Regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations, the law needs to be repealed.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.
有些法律太过危险、不应保留，美国的债务上限就是一例。债务上限的立法相当于美国对自己投下了一颗核弹，而整个世界都在其爆炸范围内。绝不能使用的东西根本不应存在。不论目前谈判的结果如何，债务上限的法律都需要废止。面对破坏力如此之强的威胁，政府不可能实现有序的运转。这与政府部分关门有很大区别。政府部分关门虽然愚蠢和不应该，但基本上是可控的。而无法提升债务上限就不一样了。