A band of House conservatives Friday voted down a GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown. The vote marked a significant — and embarrassing — defeat for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

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      1 year ago

      Congress need to be held accountable when they fail to do their jobs.

      Can’t do the literal very core of your job and pass a budget? Whole house gets flushed. Every incumbent barred from holding office for one full term.

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        1 year ago

        You do realize that actually insensitivizes log jamming right?

        The oppo just has to stop the budget from passing and there goes the entire winning majority’s incumbents.

        MTG would be frothing at the mouth dreaming of being able to cause so much headache.

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            1 year ago

            And? Do you really think those lunatics will run out of zealots they can throw at killing every budget they can until there’s no opposition left?

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              Do you really expect them to intentionally lose their job to piss off the opposition? We’re talking about people who cling to power until they die in office.

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        1 year ago

        Why not just stop paying them anything in case of shutdown? I mean, aren’t they part of government?

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          i’ve heard that they’re paid during a shutdown to stop wealthy politicians who don’t need the income from forcing politicians who use their income to live to bend over for them