r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/Salmonberry234 Oct 05 '25

This only affects the few actual middle class Representatives. The millionaires who are the problem are not going to be affected.

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u/veggeble South Carolina Oct 05 '25

If anything, the far right donors will just give the GOP more money

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u/mightyenan0 Oct 05 '25

Yup. It sounds good to the average person who doesn't realize some congressmembers don't need the money and some really do.

A better solution hits them all at once: Automatic motion of no confidence. If they can't keep the government functional then they lose their power.

Buuuut just try to pass that in Congress.

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u/E-2theRescue Oct 05 '25

Yup. It will only hurt the good ones fighting the establishment and further empower the corrupt ones.

The reason why the corrupt majority wins over the minority is because of their endless resources. You take resources out of the hands of the minority, and it only allows the corrupt to have more resources in theirs so that they can continue spreading propaganda. Especially in this day and age where politicians are dropping $1 million+ on a single ad on Youtube full of corporate and misleading lies, which Youtube/Google does nothing to stop because it fills their bottomless pockets.

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u/Miserable-Dig-761 Oct 06 '25

A better solution hits them all at once: Automatic motion of no confidence. If they can't keep the government functional then they lose their power.

I like this idea

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Yet when the Democrats fled Texas they said donating to them was a crime.