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MagickMuffin

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7. Prohibit their funds

Reply to yaesu (Original post)

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!!!

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Rep. Mark Pocan tweet about preventing Federal officials from communicating with Congress [View all] 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