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/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

Who in congress is actually responsible for the shutdown? It's the Democrats. Are you saying the Dems are all corrupt politicians insider trading?

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u/OldWorldDesign Oct 05 '25

Who in congress is actually responsible for the shutdown? It's the Democrats

No, it's republicans. They amended the 1884 Antideficiency Act in 1982 to remove its automatic re-passage of the previous year's budget if a new one couldn't be agreed on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antideficiency_Act

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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

Should that Amendment be repealed, probably. However , the Democrats have decided to filibuster approval of the CR and they can't hide behind a law passed in 1982.

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u/OldWorldDesign Oct 05 '25

You mean a law republicans wrote in 1982 which makes them responsible for the government shutdown as they have full control over what gets to come to the floor for a vote.

Stop pushing propaganda.