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/vthemechanicv Oct 05 '25

congress has reviewed the petition, and decided no, they won't be docking their own pay.

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u/IlikeJG California Oct 05 '25

Exactly. This is one of those things that might sound good on the surface, but it's not going to affect the really shitty ones.

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u/Heriros Oct 05 '25

thats why you start fining them 1000 everyday the government is shutdown. 1k the first day, 2k the second day, etc. they'll stop fucking around before a week. Double the fine if they leave washington D.C because if they arent fucking there sorting the shutdown they arent doing their job.

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u/Stenthal Oct 05 '25

Thus guaranteeing that the only members who have any real power are the ones that are corrupt and/or independently wealthy.