If past experience is any guide, government shutdowns seldom go according to plan. But that hasn’t stopped some from cheering a blackout.

Over at the Washington Post, Elizabeth Bruenig dares Democrats to do it because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Once the government goes dark, Democrats will unite, Republicans will fall back, and presumably, the electorate will reward the new obstructionists with majorities come November. Though interesting, that’s about as realistic as conservative hopes that former President Barack Obama would put the brakes on his healthcare law.