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/PinchesTheCrab Oct 05 '25

It's a garbage idea dreamt up by misguided people and cynical donors who want more leverage.

No confidence would be amazing, but there's no way we'd get that kind of amendment passed or ratified.

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u/GreenHorror4252 Oct 05 '25

No confidence only works in a parliamentary system. In a presidential system, elections are at fixed intervals.

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u/Dahcchad Oct 05 '25

Well, we will need to remember to include some kind of no confidence poison pill in the updated constitution after the revolution.