If it goes on too long, maybe people will start getting too uppity and wondering why they even have a government at all.. since there has been no negative at all in having the non-functional sites. The same thing happened during the 'shutdown' in the US.. it was supposed to be a threat.. but when everyone loved it, it got hastily repealed. Cant have people getting used too comfortable with the idea that government is a vestigal appendage that can be cut away without any problem!