In a historic Oval Office ceremony on Thursday morning, President Barack Obama signed an executive order closing Congress, effective immediately. The President said that the move would dramatically increase the efficiency of the federal government, noting how much he had accomplished since he stopped working with Congress in November. Additionally, he said, the elimination of Congress would result in annual savings of more than five billion dollars, which Obama said would be refunded to American taxpayers. Acknowledging that some sticklers would argue that the Constitution calls for three branches of government, the President said, All this order does is reduce that number by one. The initial public reaction to the Presidents decision appeared to be overwhelmingly positive, as news of the executive order sent his approval rating soaring to seventy-nine percent. Asked by reporters if he had any message for members of Congress, the President said, I got it from here. 