Folks let's keep this on the topic at hand and not get into which President you favor. We don't want this thread to degenerate into a political argument and have the moderators close the thread.
A government shut-down is completely different than a hiring freeze, which is the subject of this thread.
Of course Parks (and lots of other things) get closed in a government shutdown. Unlike a hiring freeze (which impacts new hires) under a government shutdown most existing government employees are not allowed to work.
