The government shutdown in October 2013 was a time of extreme partisanship by conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats. National Parks became scenes of the shutdown played out by both sides. The Obama administration ordered the national park barricaded, breaking past procedure of government shutdowns which left memorials open, just unmanned.
Veteran and conservative groups responded by adopting the "occupy" tactic of political left. These groups engaged in civil disobedience by trespassing past the barricades (nicknamed "Barrycades" in mocking President Obama's name) around the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. The closing of the monument and actions against the barriers made the memorial the "place" of the government shutdown.
Veteran and conservative groups responded by adopting the "occupy" tactic of political left. These groups engaged in civil disobedience by trespassing past the barricades (nicknamed "Barrycades" in mocking President Obama's name) around the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. The closing of the monument and actions against the barriers made the memorial the "place" of the government shutdown.
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