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New Jersey politician Tom Kean Jr spent two decades voting against paid leave. He was absent from Congress from March to June. He received his full salary despite missing over 100 votes (www.motherjones.com)
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[–] 38 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

I think i finally get how this works. To get paid leave, single payer health care, etc. we just need to expand congress to approximately 350 million seats.

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    • [–] 7 points 10 hours ago

    Man, what a punchable face.

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    [–] 11 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    That's OK because His job is IMPORTANT!

    -Republican Nurses UPSET at the Status Quo!

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  • [–] 10 points 12 hours ago

    Once again, conservatives believe in hierarchy. Separate rules for separate people. That's it. That's the whole thing.

    They don't see "the congress guy gets paid leave and the bartender does not" as contradictory. They see that as the rule of hierarchy being applied consistently and fairly.

    Like, imagine if someone told you your alphabetically sorted bookcase was wrong because you had the colors all mixed up. The worldview they're applying doesn't even intersect with more typical ideas about fairness.

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    • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago

    Remove qualified immunity, then we will see how long they last.

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