Collapse of federal government imminent

"The Supreme Court today rejected a petition from BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. for a rehearing of its patent-infringement case....RIM may face a court-ordered shut down of most of its 4 million BlackBerrys in the United States if it cannot settle its case..." (WP)

Remember the last time your e-mail server went down at work? The frustration? The lack of productivity? The use of the telephone for communication?

It would be like that, except times a thousand.