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Malibu
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Malibu asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 2 years ago

Why is it that OUR reps in govt get paid to shut it down instead of making laws to fix it?

Another law to make: Put any shutdown issues on National Ballots at Elections

Update:

My point was, if they were not getting paychecks too, there's more incentive to keep govt. running, reduce it, make it more efficient, less waste, safer

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  • 2 years ago
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    the wall was already on a national ballot

    trump said he would build the wall during the 2016 election

    the people elected trump, so the people have already spoken

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    being able to vote for whats popular isn’t a good idea either, I would garner that most people voting have never fully researched the opponents to compare their philosophies

    @comment; that would be a poor move too

  • 2 years ago

    The voters put in Democrats and they waiting for the next Congress. LOL

  • 2 years ago

    Because we have a "Representative Democracy". That means the people vote for other people to make decisions on their behalf. And since the People voted in Donald Trump. Those same idiots could vote to shut down the government forever in your system. That's why you do representative government.

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