Their pay should have been the first to stop. They are (at this time, useless and corrupt) and really haven't earned their pay in many years-and have been "heavily" subsidized by our tax dollars. Actually stolen tax dollars.
Let's hope this takes effect real soon. Like ASAP soon. Friday the latest. I want the democrats cry that trump is a dictator for not paying the opposing party a fair pay. I want to hear them say this is reminiscent of slavery. I want woopi to offer to pay them but never actually do it.
Bill cannot work even if passed. It would require an amendment because its constitutionally guaranteed AND guaranteed via 27th amendment. Grok had this to say
PROMPT: "how is it that congress is paid during a government shutdown when other us employees are not?"
Members of Congress continue to receive their salaries during a government shutdown because their compensation is constitutionally protected and funded separately from the annual appropriations bills that lapse during a shutdown, unlike most other federal employees whose pay depends on those appropriations.
Key Differences in Funding
Congress's Pay Structure: Under Article I, Section 6 of the U.S. Constitution, members of Congress "shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States." This salary—$174,000 annually for most members (higher for leadership roles)—is authorized through permanent, non-expiring appropriations, not the discretionary spending bills that fund executive agencies. As a result, it doesn't stop when those bills expire.
Other Federal Employees: The vast majority of the roughly 2 million civilian federal workers and contractors rely on annual appropriations from Congress. During a shutdown, non-essential employees are furloughed (sent home without pay), while "essential" workers (e.g., air traffic controllers, border agents) must continue working but also go unpaid until funding resumes. Since a 2019 law, all federal employees receive retroactive back pay once the shutdown ends, but contractors do not have this guarantee.
Constitutional Barriers to Change
The 27th Amendment (ratified in 1992) further entrenches this: "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened." This prevents Congress from passing any immediate legislation to withhold its own pay during a shutdown, as it would affect the current congressional term. Proposals to end this practice (e.g., withholding pay or forgoing back pay) have been introduced repeatedly by both parties but have never passed, often requiring a constitutional amendment for permanence.
Their pay should have been the first to stop. They are (at this time, useless and corrupt) and really haven't earned their pay in many years-and have been "heavily" subsidized by our tax dollars. Actually stolen tax dollars.
Of course, make sense to me.
It's all window dressing for normies...
None of them will care or be affected.
They're making mad bank insider trading... and busy pushing up on people at "gasoline stations" an sheit
So... yanno
u/#tired
Absolutely. They are shameless and think they are also blameless!
I don't think most of their primary income is from a puny government paycheck. They would all probably just laugh at the idea and be fine with it.
Scott always takes a stand on shit he can't get done.
for us Floridians - he famous for it.
once the government shutdown is over he'll forget all about it.
Aah, one of those.
Get him to do it voluntarily instead of waiting on the democrats to agree to it.
https://greatawakening.win/p/1ARJr68BgT/
He can offer his own without any other congressrat’s approval.
u/brain_dead u/dcgrits u/proforma1 u/pauliem91 u/ggrockz
Good Point! If Trump can do it with his salary, why can't they put on their big boy pants and do the same!........we are waiting.....
he won't
Call him. Let him know he’s on a recorded line, and ask.
How about stopping their insider stock trades?
Take their wages first.
This could have been in place a long time ago. Its not going to happen now or ever!
Have faith.
We have lots of faith, but having faith congress will help the common people, we have none.
Amen
Put even more screws to the democrats. Let them absorb the optics of voting to pay themselves during a shutdown.
I think that's the reason
as it should be. You aren’t paid if you are not doing your job.
Watch the dem leaders shift blame from trump to scott in order to remove him
Damn right.
Of course I agree with him. It's only right. This is a political move by the Dems, so it is not patriotic in the least.
Dems and patriotic are not 2 compatible words.
...and no backpay
EXACTLY.
This should be law.
Hope someone turned it into law.
Yes.
If you really want to hurt them, freeze their stocks.
You mean their trading accounts?
Yes, not only freeze them, take away any profits since they took office.
Big deal. There are all rich anyway.
Yes they are, but you will hear them cry if you suspend their payments.
Is this all a show? Republicans could just use the nuclear option, right?
I heard nuclear option mentioned b4. I don't know what it is.
Let's hope this takes effect real soon. Like ASAP soon. Friday the latest. I want the democrats cry that trump is a dictator for not paying the opposing party a fair pay. I want to hear them say this is reminiscent of slavery. I want woopi to offer to pay them but never actually do it.
Would be nice. Wouldn't it?
Good. Why should they get paid? They ought to be the first to be unpaid.
They don’t care……already made their mega millions in politics 👿
bet you they will reopen 3 2 1
That is exactly right!Actually, they should fine them for hurting our people!
I want my money back NOW.
As if that's their main source of income anyway
course not, but they will scream anyway. Remind me about Smaug. Not one coin
Since they've been able to laser focus on their inside trading, will they notice?
If market crash at the same time, they will. Oh forget it, they short sell.
Bill cannot work even if passed. It would require an amendment because its constitutionally guaranteed AND guaranteed via 27th amendment. Grok had this to say
PROMPT: "how is it that congress is paid during a government shutdown when other us employees are not?"
Key Differences in Funding
Constitutional Barriers to Change
DAMN
They're getting enough money from other sources anyway. Cut it off already.
Yes. I would love to see it.
I really like this premise but unfortunately so many in congress are corrupt that their congressional salary is not their primary source of income.
Oh, they are so corrupt. Have to get rid of the Federal Reserve in order to change this.
unless he can make this happen, its the right wing version of virtue signaling.
Hope he could.
CONGRESS NEWS STATEMENT:
Geez with all our millions WE STOLE FROM YOU, how will we survive 🙄
Silly FOOKING GAMES
I want my money back.
For sure