Is there any precedent for doing this? I’m pretty sure that during all the previous shutdowns, Congress worked day and night to get shit resolved, not “well, we did ‘our part’, we’re washing our hands of *our core Constitutional duty*”.
doingwhaticanfornow on
Now just stop paying them with no back pay.
OliverGunzitwuntz on
Screw governing, we’ve got pedophiles to protect!
rainshowers_5_peace on
If Raúl Grijalva hadn’t insisted upon dying in office at age 77 his daughter would have been sworn in by now.
Creative-Package6213 on
That sign in the picture is absolutely hilarious because Republicans don’t give two shits and a fuck about women, infants, or children.
Colehouse on
Yeah I bet they did. Johnson trying to get his party in line before the Epstein vote.
GOPtakesEllisDee on
They’re protecting the pedo-files.
IMayhapsBeBatman on
Someone’s afraid of losing control of a discharge petition methinks…
Orion_437 on
So Congress refuses to operate its core functions or represent its constituents in favor of an internal squabble (which the people have already commented on anyways.)
An elected official is ready to be sworn in and participate in Congress, but cannot because it refuses to operate, specifically to restrict her from participating and representing her constituents.
When do we call it treason?
irishguy_2012 on
you’d think johnson getting bitched at by his own people on tv would help change things, but I guess not.
LividTacos on
In any parliamentary system, failure to do the most basic task of funding the government would lead to immediate elections.
Responsible-Mango661 on
Just a reminder that he won his district because no one else ran. If you want change, someone should run against him in midterms.
Dantheman396 on
Aren’t these clowns still getting paid right now by our tax dollars? Zero reason they shouldn’t be working. These people are such scum.
nutano on
Surprise surprise.
The mid-terms cant come soon enough…. then again, we know that there will surely be some electoral tampering going on.
edbegley1 on
The are truly the Guardians of the Pedophiles.
Blackout-2331 on
They still getting paid tho
SimTheWorld on
Arrest the GOPedos for fraud of the taxpayers!
These chucklefucks think they can take control of govt to shut it down?!?! We should be shutting down the US economy in response!
NexusNickel on
Johnson is scared of pissing off his boss since the orange baby is pissed he didn’t get the award.
Johnson doesn’t want to swear in the new congresswoman because that would trigger the release of the files, which would really upset the orange baby.
r21174 on
Don’t forget that they getting paid and still getting insider info on stock market manipulation.
Depressed-Industry on
More cowardly behavior. No surprise.
BluemoonSamurai_ on
They’re petrified of the imminent epstein documents vote. That’s why Speaker Johnson refuses to seat Adelita Grijalva—the 218th vote needed in the House to force such a release.
And to the trolls who will inevitably comment on this post suggesting that he can’t seat Grijalva until the government shudown is over—he did so twice with Florida representatives in pro forma sessions in 2025.
TransCapybara on
That’s cool, I’ll just keep my tax money.
neo_sporin on
well, the shit wont really hit the fan til Wednesday when paychecks dont go out to workers.
nonsensestuff on
Dems need to still show up everyday in some way to show that they’re there and doing what work they can do.
Maximum_Tea_5934 on
Speaker Mike “The Epstein Files Make us Look Bad” Johnson continues to hold the US government ransom. The Senate passed a bipartisan rule to make sure that the military would continue to get paid throughout the shut down. Mike Johnson refuses to open the house to pass it through and guarantee our service members will get paid.
This is what happens when the Republican party is given any power. Republicans should not be allowed in any position of real power. Now the Republican party is in charge of all three branches of the federal government and they are shutting it down. They could open it whenever they wanted, but they refuse to. They just hate Americans.
blackmobius on
Aka no epstein votes and no shutdown relief in sight
GimpyGeek on
I wonder how long they’ll drag this out. Unfortunately this isn’t a bigger election for new congress members, but none the less the general election is in <1 month and this bullcrap is hopefully not going to work in their favor, I hope.
flux_of_grey_kittens on
What’s the saying… if 9 people are sitting at a table with a Nazi there are 10 Nazis sitting at the table?
At this point every republican in Congress is a pedophile.
byyhmz on
How does anyone believe the Democrats (who have 0 power in any branch of the government) are to blame.
Chaddywackpack on
I’ve told my family to hang on tight because I think this is going to last way longer than a month.
Hillbilly_Boozer on
Republicans cancel representation of the people. They’re still representing their real constituents though.
DiscoBobber on
Can we have some work requirements on congress?
RenaissanceScientist on
Epstein list.
AntiOriginalUsername on
This is gotta be the most headass strategy used by the GOP yet. The optics of this are fucking terrible lmao
brandogg360 on
Release the Trump-Epstein files
H_E_Pennypacker on
Cool now release the Epstein files
bailey90740 on
They need to meet 6 days a week 8 hours a day until a solution is reached.
melibelly82 on
Starve out the furloughed workers, they will only hold on for so long.
jaimessch on
This is Treason
TellTaleTimeLord on
“Democrats caused the shutdown”
DevoidHT on
Republicans do not want to govern, they just want to rule. It’s a sick power fantasy that I unfortunately believe too many Republicans are enchanted by. No experience, no authority, just being in charge for the sake of insecurity.
Fuck everyone that keeps voting for stupid, hateful people.
hyperiongate on
I wished I lived in a red state so I could work to unseat every Republican
SillyAlternative420 on
And this is the Democrats fault… Why?
xkalamityx on
We need to stand up as a country. No taxation without representation. If these elected politicians will not do what they were elected to do, we the people need to show them they don’t belong in their office any more.
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They just don’t care at all about governing.
Is there any precedent for doing this? I’m pretty sure that during all the previous shutdowns, Congress worked day and night to get shit resolved, not “well, we did ‘our part’, we’re washing our hands of *our core Constitutional duty*”.
Now just stop paying them with no back pay.
Screw governing, we’ve got pedophiles to protect!
If Raúl Grijalva hadn’t insisted upon dying in office at age 77 his daughter would have been sworn in by now.
That sign in the picture is absolutely hilarious because Republicans don’t give two shits and a fuck about women, infants, or children.
Yeah I bet they did. Johnson trying to get his party in line before the Epstein vote.
They’re protecting the pedo-files.
Someone’s afraid of losing control of a discharge petition methinks…
So Congress refuses to operate its core functions or represent its constituents in favor of an internal squabble (which the people have already commented on anyways.)
An elected official is ready to be sworn in and participate in Congress, but cannot because it refuses to operate, specifically to restrict her from participating and representing her constituents.
When do we call it treason?
you’d think johnson getting bitched at by his own people on tv would help change things, but I guess not.
In any parliamentary system, failure to do the most basic task of funding the government would lead to immediate elections.
Just a reminder that he won his district because no one else ran. If you want change, someone should run against him in midterms.
Aren’t these clowns still getting paid right now by our tax dollars? Zero reason they shouldn’t be working. These people are such scum.
Surprise surprise.
The mid-terms cant come soon enough…. then again, we know that there will surely be some electoral tampering going on.
The are truly the Guardians of the Pedophiles.
They still getting paid tho
Arrest the GOPedos for fraud of the taxpayers!
These chucklefucks think they can take control of govt to shut it down?!?! We should be shutting down the US economy in response!
Johnson is scared of pissing off his boss since the orange baby is pissed he didn’t get the award.
Johnson doesn’t want to swear in the new congresswoman because that would trigger the release of the files, which would really upset the orange baby.
Don’t forget that they getting paid and still getting insider info on stock market manipulation.
More cowardly behavior. No surprise.
They’re petrified of the imminent epstein documents vote. That’s why Speaker Johnson refuses to seat Adelita Grijalva—the 218th vote needed in the House to force such a release.
And to the trolls who will inevitably comment on this post suggesting that he can’t seat Grijalva until the government shudown is over—he did so twice with Florida representatives in pro forma sessions in 2025.
That’s cool, I’ll just keep my tax money.
well, the shit wont really hit the fan til Wednesday when paychecks dont go out to workers.
Dems need to still show up everyday in some way to show that they’re there and doing what work they can do.
Speaker Mike “The Epstein Files Make us Look Bad” Johnson continues to hold the US government ransom. The Senate passed a bipartisan rule to make sure that the military would continue to get paid throughout the shut down. Mike Johnson refuses to open the house to pass it through and guarantee our service members will get paid.
This is what happens when the Republican party is given any power. Republicans should not be allowed in any position of real power. Now the Republican party is in charge of all three branches of the federal government and they are shutting it down. They could open it whenever they wanted, but they refuse to. They just hate Americans.
Aka no epstein votes and no shutdown relief in sight
I wonder how long they’ll drag this out. Unfortunately this isn’t a bigger election for new congress members, but none the less the general election is in <1 month and this bullcrap is hopefully not going to work in their favor, I hope.
What’s the saying… if 9 people are sitting at a table with a Nazi there are 10 Nazis sitting at the table?
At this point every republican in Congress is a pedophile.
How does anyone believe the Democrats (who have 0 power in any branch of the government) are to blame.
I’ve told my family to hang on tight because I think this is going to last way longer than a month.
Republicans cancel representation of the people. They’re still representing their real constituents though.
Can we have some work requirements on congress?
Epstein list.
This is gotta be the most headass strategy used by the GOP yet. The optics of this are fucking terrible lmao
Release the Trump-Epstein files
Cool now release the Epstein files
They need to meet 6 days a week 8 hours a day until a solution is reached.
Starve out the furloughed workers, they will only hold on for so long.
This is Treason
“Democrats caused the shutdown”
Republicans do not want to govern, they just want to rule. It’s a sick power fantasy that I unfortunately believe too many Republicans are enchanted by. No experience, no authority, just being in charge for the sake of insecurity.
Fuck everyone that keeps voting for stupid, hateful people.
I wished I lived in a red state so I could work to unseat every Republican
And this is the Democrats fault… Why?
We need to stand up as a country. No taxation without representation. If these elected politicians will not do what they were elected to do, we the people need to show them they don’t belong in their office any more.