Bismarck argued that since they had failed to come to an agreement, there was a "hole" in the constitution, and the government had to continue to collect taxes and disburse funds in accordance with the old budget in order to keep functioning.
Bismarck je tvrdio da budući da nije došlo do sporazuma, postoji "začkoljica" u ustavu, te je vlada morala nastaviti prikupljati poreze i isplaćivati sredstva u skladu sa starim proračunom kako bi nastavila funkcioniranje.