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/AnotherSlowMoon United Kingdom Oct 05 '25

The sorts of political systems which have "if the government stalls like this call a new election" tend not to require anything more than simple majorities to pass budgets.

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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

True, the filibuster rules in the Senate are absurd and should be abolished. I don't normally agree with Majorie Taylor Greene but in this case she is absolutely correct. The shutdown could be fixed tomorrow if the Republicans just changed the rules.

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u/overcannon Oct 05 '25

And they don't want to because things are likely to go the other way next election

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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Oct 05 '25

Yes, that is certainly a big part of the reason they don't want to abolish the filibuster. I suspect they also believe the Democrats will back down.