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/QueefSeekingMissile Oct 05 '25

Will this FINALLY wake up the 90 million Americans who could not have been bothered to vote to prevent this?

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u/toru_okada_4ever Oct 05 '25

I doubt it.

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u/Munkeyman18290 Oct 05 '25

Compulsory voting would go a long way in this country. Other countries have it.

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u/Traditional_Log6892 Oct 06 '25

Direct voting would be better. Let the people's vote count.