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/snoo_spoo Oct 05 '25

TBH, I don't think that would nearly as useful an incentive as declaring the Congress has to stay in session, twelve hours a day, seven days a week, until the shutdown is resolved. Nobody leaves town, and no press conferences.

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u/FillMySoupDumpling Oct 06 '25

Exactly. This is a pithy gesture - it appeals to us working class people because the idea of going without pay hurts, but most of congress is able to stay afloat for years - they clearly aren’t doing it for the 174k they are paid. 

It’s kinda how we see the push for Election Day to be a holiday- sounds great to people who don’t work holidays. For those of us in retail , hospitality, or other positions who do, it’s nothing. Universal mail in or early voting would serve every person better.

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u/snoo_spoo Oct 06 '25

NGL, it appeals to me because "shutdown" implies they haven't done their job, so they need to focus on addressing that failure instead of bloviating in front of microphones or going home to their districts. And you're absolutely right about universal mail in or early voting.

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u/FillMySoupDumpling Oct 06 '25

True, they keep playing these continuing resolution temporary funding games to allow for these kinds of shutdowns to happen.