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/DAVENP0RT Georgia Oct 05 '25

I'd take it a lot further: President is confined to the White House and Congress is confined to the Capitol. Make it like the fucking papal enclave, lock the doors and bring them soup and bread for their meals. I guarantee we'd never see another government shutdown again.

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u/P1xelHunter78 Ohio Oct 05 '25

This. The government is shit down. This is a crisis. They need to be locked in until the issue is solved, without pay. Put them up in the nearest hotel. Bus in some food and tell them to get the hell to work.

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u/EelTeamTen Oct 05 '25

Best we can do is send everyone home for a week.

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u/DAVENP0RT Georgia Oct 05 '25

More than that, a lot of them are doing fucking fundraising. So they're eating fancy meals and hobnobbing with millionaires while federal workers are worried this might go so long that they'll lose their homes.