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Old 02-25-2011, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Is there any mechanism, statutory or otherwise, that would allow us to simply stop paying them during a government shutdown?
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:52 AM
 
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I wish it was a way.
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Old 02-25-2011, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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What, precisely, would you hope to accomplish from this?
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Old 02-25-2011, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Can't they be recalled or something?
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Old 02-25-2011, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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What, precisely, would you hope to accomplish from this?
It's time, as the Republicans say, to rein in spending. By disallowing Congressional paychecks, we could slash $80 million from the federal budget.
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:30 PM
 
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What, precisely, would you hope to accomplish from this?
To make them suffer with us for not doing their jobs.
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Old 02-25-2011, 07:45 PM
 
Location: DC
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What, precisely, would you hope to accomplish from this?
Motivation?
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