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Rep. Mark Pocan tweet about preventing Federal officials from communicating with Congress (Original Post) yaesu Oct 2019 OP
I didn't know that law was on the books! That's awesome! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #1
Ruh-roh! Dock Trump's pay! And all of his henchmen! lagomorph777 Oct 2019 #16
Would be nice, but the Dems haven't the stomach fo it. RVN VET71 Oct 2019 #19
Kick fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 #2
yep, plus they can find enough dummies in the us to fund a go fund me for their poor fellow fascists yaesu Oct 2019 #4
The GOP is playing for keeps. The dems need to use every tool they have! -nt CrispyQ Oct 2019 #3
Maybe Sugar Daddy Vlad will cover the paychecks. nt woodsprite Oct 2019 #5
Laundered through the NRA jayschool2013 Oct 2019 #11
One would hope this encompasses access to government provided travel and lodging pecosbob Oct 2019 #6
yes, good point, lets hope, and funds for security. nt yaesu Oct 2019 #8
Prohibit their funds MagickMuffin Oct 2019 #7
Yep. Signed into law by Big Boy himself blogslut Oct 2019 #9
Wait - are you telling me that Trump didn't read the whole bill, lagomorph777 Oct 2019 #17
Opps. No more pay checks Cartaphelius Oct 2019 #10
Oh, they'll get "paid". The outrage on the right will be used to fund them. AJT Oct 2019 #12
On the bright side, Chellee Oct 2019 #20
Chellee, I like your thinking! Cartaphelius Oct 2019 #29
Wiouldn't this include Dotard himself? He's tehnically an employee/officer of the Fed, no? flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #15
AbsoLUTELY! lagomorph777 Oct 2019 #18
I cannot WAIT to see if Rachel covers this tonight. It needs national media amplification. ancianita Oct 2019 #13
Now that right there is law enforcement! ancianita Oct 2019 #14
the letter (image) a bit larger ... Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #21
Wait. Who's empowered to officially direct the U.S. Treasury to stop the paychecks? SCOTUS? Pelosi? ancianita Oct 2019 #22
The House supposedly has the power of the purse NewJeffCT Oct 2019 #24
Right. I'm not talking about budgeting. I'm talking about the OP law on paychecks. ancianita Oct 2019 #25
This one from blogslut. ancianita Oct 2019 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Oct 2019 #23
Step by step by step,... magicarpet Oct 2019 #27
Time to go to the mattresses. gibraltar72 Oct 2019 #28

RVN VET71

(2,686 posts)
19. Would be nice, but the Dems haven't the stomach fo it.
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 02:59 PM
Oct 2019

I'm hoping they'll get some huevos, but they've always found a way to avoid action that might disturb the GOP overmuch.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,616 posts)
2. Kick
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:08 PM
Oct 2019

The rich MAGAts in the WH won't care, so start fining them $10,000 per day and then jail their asses.

MagickMuffin

(15,893 posts)
7. Prohibit their funds
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:13 PM
Oct 2019

Sounds reasonable to me.

Why should they be allowed to collect a government paycheck when they are subverting the Constitution, after all We the People are paying their salaries.

CUT THEM OFF!!!

blogslut

(37,956 posts)
9. Yep. Signed into law by Big Boy himself
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:20 PM
Oct 2019
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/31/text

Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—

(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or

(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).


*note* I think I have the correct link to the law. I could be wrong.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
17. Wait - are you telling me that Trump didn't read the whole bill,
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 02:15 PM
Oct 2019

before he got his big crayon out and signed it?

 

Cartaphelius

(868 posts)
10. Opps. No more pay checks
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:33 PM
Oct 2019

for all traitors to the Constitution and the Rule of Law like Barr, Pumpeo, WH attorneys, WH Cabinet members. The utilities or supplies for their specific agency's, should be cut off as the people's money should not be used to support their terrorism. And any and all payments for the employment of any "attorney's" committed, by their complicity furthering, endorsing lawlessness, to the destruction of the Constitution and the Rule of Law should also be denied as a fraudulent waste of the General Treasury. Lastly, all Federal Benefits due to any and all of the Federal Employee who refuse to cooperate, as their oath of office mandates, should be immediately forfeit when they fail to support the House Investigation. Restoration of said benefits is a possibility depending upon their level of criminality determined after a complete and fulsome sworn testimony to the HOUSE. This should apply to Trump Supporters in the House and in the Senate for the same reasons and with the added recourse of expulsion.

A law securing the "super-secret server", for review by the House should be passed immediately.

Chellee

(2,086 posts)
20. On the bright side,
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 03:01 PM
Oct 2019

the more that they "gofundme" Pompeo's paycheck, the less they'll have to spend on Senatorial campaign reelection funds. Most MAGAts are not rolling in dough. They will donate to the biggest outrage, and then they won't have any left for the things that don't make as much noise. This could kind of be a win-win.

 

Cartaphelius

(868 posts)
29. Chellee, I like your thinking!
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:28 AM
Oct 2019

Red necks and Christians spending all their spare change on
Doughald Trump instead of opiods and beer! Genius!

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
15. Wiouldn't this include Dotard himself? He's tehnically an employee/officer of the Fed, no?
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 02:04 PM
Oct 2019

Good God that would chap his cheap dimply arse.

ancianita

(35,816 posts)
22. Wait. Who's empowered to officially direct the U.S. Treasury to stop the paychecks? SCOTUS? Pelosi?
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 04:19 PM
Oct 2019

The Treasury doesn't have a track record of upholding law, so I'm wondering if this law can really be enforced.

Or if the Treasury would obey a ruling by SCOTUS.

ancianita

(35,816 posts)
26. This one from blogslut.
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 04:40 PM
Oct 2019
Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—

(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or

(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).

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