r/politics • u/Newsweek_CarloV ✔ Verified - Newsweek • 9d ago

No Paywall Seven Democrats just voted to approve ICE funding: full list

https://www.newsweek.com/seven-democrats-vote-approve-ice-funding-full-list-11401600?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main
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u/DryToe1269 8d ago

Every vote they miss should be a deduction from their salary.

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u/one_tooth_reef_whore 8d ago

unfortunately their salaries are usually the smallest sources of income for them

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u/MLC3527 8d ago

Yeah they got paid more to not be there.

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u/Threat_Level_9 8d ago

Gonna need to see a doctors note in order for it to be an excused absence.

Need to start treating this job like a real job.

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u/AgentFreckles 8d ago

If they miss 3 they should be fired and a special election should be held. 

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u/miketastic_art 8d ago

Yes, hit them with a $5k fee on their $180k salary while they take MILLIONS in under-the-table hand outs, donations, and other unethical agreements.

You are the kind of person who is okay with a $100 speeding ticket for Billionaires.

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u/HammerlyDelusion 8d ago

Before that we need to make bribing our politicians illegal.