2007-08-26 04:57:09 · 7 answers · asked by Muriel D 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
Who else would have to authority to make pay raises for Congress?
However, any vote to raise congressional pay does not take effect until after the next election and new congress. So if you feel that your representative or senator voted for an undeserved pay raise, vote them out of office.
2007-08-26 08:39:51 · answer #1 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In most cases they don't! They vote in raises for the people who will be in the following term, not the current term.
2007-08-26 05:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stupidity. merely like how they permit government to get computerized will advance whilst they (the the remainder of the typical public) are strapped for money and a great style of don't get will advance on their jobs. the government has been doing what IT needs to for over a century now. and that they break out with it because of the fact they are in a place to. I heard a guy on the information say some thing that made a great style of experience on the computerized pay will advance for government politicians. He suggested that if the final public did now not enable it, and fought incredibly stressful opposed to it, that it would desire to be stopped and those money hungry politicians could then seek for artwork in the interior maximum sector, and that shall we get an entire new team of persons in government who weren't going into government particularly because of the extreme salaries because of the fact the extreme salaries and computerized pay will advance could be now not in existence. it could be in case you made $forty, 000 a 365 days, they had make $forty,000 a 365 days, and in case you probably did now not get an computerized pay advance, then neither could they. there has been in basic terms one flesh presser so some distance those days who suggested that she is keen to take a pay decrease herself, and not get computerized pay will advance. and she or he happens to be a "dem". it quite is especially approximately GREED with a great style of politicians. and that they are in a place to be grasping because of the fact the typical public enables it. the place are the persons protesting in the streets approximately computerized pay will advance for politicians in government? the place are the persons protesting in the streets approximately unfastened wellness care to politicians? they don't seem to be available, that's why you do now not see them. so that they get what they get.
2016-12-31 05:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no other organization that is higher than them.
They own the checkbook, and have to decide where to spend the money.
Of course the idea is that every one of them is elected and therefore can be held accountable by the voters / taxpayers.
2007-08-26 05:28:40 · answer #4 · answered by SMBR 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my state they do vote themselves raises and it is an absolute travesty. Just imagine if everyone could do that.
2007-08-26 05:25:24 · answer #5 · answered by HP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does seem odd, doesn't it? Maybe that should be actions restricted to the losers of the elections to pass?
2007-08-26 05:44:48 · answer #6 · answered by marconprograms 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause they are crooked sobs vote both parties out and vote in the libertarians
2007-08-26 21:49:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋