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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:00 PM Original message |
Can President Obama Halt Pay To Congress in the event of debt ceiling not being lifted? |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. halt pay, cancel pension, shut off all services |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I Agree Completely, but does he have the authority to cut their pay off |
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Empowerer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I don't know the answer, but suspect there's a separation of powers issue n/t |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. Not sure if special rules apply for congress pay etc, |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. Cut them all off. n/t |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. Isn't congressional pay a debt to the government? If it can't |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. In 1996 Federal pay was halted. But the delay didn't last long and |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Strange how this only happens |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sounds like a violation of the separation of powers. |
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Amalea dQ (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. Congressional Pay Raises |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. Why not? |
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Amalea dQ (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. Can we pressure Congress to pay back their unearned pay raises? |
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marlakay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Pay raises don't take effect until following term |
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Amalea dQ (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Yes, but. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. Where does the money come from to pay everything? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
14. Here you go. |
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lsewpershad (964 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. Obama should just say |
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