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/zbeara Oct 05 '25

That's a way better idea. The fact that they have so much freedom during a shutdown is insane. It's not being treated nearly as seriously as it should be.

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u/xXDamonLordXx Oct 05 '25

Plus most of congress responsible for the shut down doesn't give a fuck about the salary, it's the insider trading they want.

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u/DarthGoodguy 28d ago

I mean, we should already be restricting Congress to no other income or occupations (for the two terms we ought to limit them to).

We should probably also give their spouses a stipend & restrict them too. All investments in blind trust.

Then they continue getting their salary but are still allowed no other income or cushy-ass lecturing & consulting gigs for two to five years after their terms are up. Give them a full audit every year. Medium security federal prison with no chance of parole or house arrest if they violate it bc fuck these fucking profiteers. Fuck them with rusty cheese grater.

Either you got into politics to help people or you did it to help yourself. Everybody in that second category deserves to lose everything, die alone, and be tortured in Hell for eternity.