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Irish_Dem

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21. They figure they can fund raise on the fine and make more than $5,000.

Reply to Silent3 (Reply #13)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 04:55 PM

Feb 2021

What a warped world we live in.

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CNN: Those who disregarded the metal detectors entering the House floor [View all] mobeau69 Feb 2021 OP

Maybe they thought it said Mental Detector underpants Feb 2021 #1

We have a winner! MontanaMama Feb 2021 #6

..or Mental Defector? whathehell Feb 2021 #12

..or Mental Defector Detector? amb123 Feb 2021 #60

Bravo! whathehell Feb 2021 #63

DUzy! RGinNJ Feb 2021 #41

But they are Mental Insurrectors. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2021 #45

Probably afraid of hearing that flatlining sound. cstanleytech Feb 2021 #48

+100 nt reACTIONary Feb 2021 #49

Love it! sheshe2 Feb 2021 #2

Donate it to the kids in cages lame54 Feb 2021 #3

hopefuly we can find those kids and let them go. AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #35

With cash in hand lame54 Feb 2021 #62

I hope all the money they get from this fine gets donated to everytown.org Vivienne235729 Feb 2021 #4

And it comes out of their paycheck as well! nt avebury Feb 2021 #5

Yep, a direct deduction DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #27

Even BETTER! calimary Feb 2021 #51

Excellent!!! calimary Feb 2021 #50

Play stupid games. Win expensive prizes! SoonerPride Feb 2021 #7

I bet they won't pay. Does the rule have any teeth? Nitram Feb 2021 #8

The fine is deducted from their paychecks. They can't stop it. stopbush Feb 2021 #15

That's great to hear! Nitram Feb 2021 #33

I believe they can prevent it being deducted from their paycheck by paying it up front soldierant Feb 2021 #64

$5,000 is a drop in the bucket to these people. Rick Rolle Feb 2021 #71

Not if it's every day. But they are taking it to Court. theneworiginal Feb 2021 #75

Financially easily dismissed. I think the symbolism is powerful. They are being branded scofflaws. Nitram Feb 2021 #78

It's deducted from their pay wryter2000 Feb 2021 #52

Wonder how many bypassed the detector? KewlKat Feb 2021 #9

I'm curious how they can compel payment? Can it get deducted right out of his paycheck? tritsofme Feb 2021 #10

Taken from wages. They wont get the chance to not pay Fullduplexxx Feb 2021 #14

They said it's an automatic Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #19

Taken from wages. Hope it's for each incidence OhNo-Really Feb 2021 #11

I believe it was $5,000 for the first incident, $10,000 for every incident thereafter rurallib Feb 2021 #28

It Is. GB_RN Feb 2021 #29

Hell, Chip Roy has all but admitted OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #42

I'd like to see that fuckhead try to use that excuse at an airport and get caught... Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2021 #66

and to think that district could have sent Wendy Davis to Congress yellowdogintexas Feb 2021 #69

Too bad that that's a pittance for most of them... Silent3 Feb 2021 #13

With a yearly salary of $174,000, each Rep is earning $3,350 a week. stopbush Feb 2021 #18

Yes, but most Congress critters don't live off their public salary Silent3 Feb 2021 #22

This is true. But! Grokenstein Feb 2021 #40

That may be true for many Senators, not so much for most Members StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #55

The new ones do. But I suspect the Qbots will get people to AllyCat Feb 2021 #56

I'm with you padah513 Feb 2021 #65

They figure they can fund raise on the fine and make more than $5,000. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #21

Wouldn't that go to their campaign? wryter2000 Feb 2021 #53

Most of them seem to come out of congress wealthier than when they went in. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #58

Nice idea, but I don't like it. They should be BANNED from entering, not just fined. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2021 #16

I agree. They should just be prevented from entering the floor of the House. Lonestarblue Feb 2021 #26

Agree. First, the entrance should be wnylib Feb 2021 #31

Shouldn't they first be grabbed around the neck and have their faces driven into the floor? 11 Bravo Feb 2021 #17

My thoughts exactly. If it's against the law or rules then hold them accountable. flying_wahini Feb 2021 #20

That whole melanin thing seems to get in the way. 11 Bravo Feb 2021 #24

Handcuff them Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #32

They are like naughty children of the well to do. MuseRider Feb 2021 #23

I believed I heard the fines can't be paid out of their office funds, Fla Dem Feb 2021 #25

Yup. GB_RN Feb 2021 #30

Knowing the NRA and the RNC, they will probably get reimbursed JDC Feb 2021 #34

good . AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #36

I sure hope this includes my rep - Andy Harris Bmoboy Feb 2021 #37

Given the likes of MTG and other secessionists, they can't be trusted. n/t slumcamper Feb 2021 #38

So the people who represent the party of "law and order"... mwooldri Feb 2021 #39

Nice! iluvtennis Feb 2021 #43

How many have done it since the rules were put in place? nt Gore1FL Feb 2021 #44

I'm guessing they expect to need to shoot their way out of a floor debate. Tough Crowd on the floor? Ford_Prefect Feb 2021 #46

Who are they going to shoot? The police? The Congress? BarbD Feb 2021 #47

I'd like to see their fines DOUBLED for each repeat offense - Talitha Feb 2021 #54

My thought also, that will stop them pretty quick. n/t tinymontgomery Feb 2021 #57

If you can't have a workplace free of angry people with guns, what is it all coming to??? bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #59

I want their names posted FakeNoose Feb 2021 #61

Here are 2 names, reported tonight MyMission Feb 2021 #68

Gomer's metal lobotomy plate would've set it off Blue Owl Feb 2021 #70

Actually, Gohmert may win his appeal to have his fine rescinded SCantiGOP Feb 2021 #77

I am SO glad that this policy and Nancy Pelosi both have teeth. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #67

If they were ever able to install bullshit detectors DFW Feb 2021 #72

Just so everyone is safe . . . Aussie105 Feb 2021 #73

The idiots who would enter our sacred hall armed do not understand the real threat randr Feb 2021 #74

I heard they have 90 days to pay or it's taken from their pay check -- that's not a real deterrent, lettucebe Feb 2021 #76