The 27th Amendment protects the salaries of the House and Senate, even in a government shutdown: http://thebea.st/17iJNdF
@SpaceShot Oh ok, I get it now. So that law isn't in place, but they *could* create one that froze their pay
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@DaveVoyles I believe they could. Courts are known to screw up plain language, but I believe the 27th's language clearly allows it. -
@SpaceShot but why would they pass a law, which docks their own pay :) - Show replies
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