The Executive Branch executes the law. The Executive decides what is open and what is closed.
They shut down
Hippy Drum Circle.
They shut down the Amber Alert, but
they had to open it again
They shut down the
USDA web site
They shut down a
privatly owned restaurant
They shut down
private homes
They shut down
Armed Forces Radio
They shut down the
Blue Ridge Inn
They shut down the
IwoJima Memorial
Heck, they even tried to
shut down the ocean
BUT,
83% of the government is still open.
AND President
Obama's Golf Course is open
H/T to
Weaselzippers