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ForgoTheConsequence

(5,240 posts)
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:59 PM 22 hrs ago

Having unlimited paid time off, publicly subsidized health care and no accountability must be nice.

I love that for Mitch. In the real world this would never fly.

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Having unlimited paid time off, publicly subsidized health care and no accountability must be nice. (Original Post) ForgoTheConsequence 22 hrs ago OP
True. Most jobs require a doctor's note after three days off. niyad 22 hrs ago #1
Do you think workers should be fired from their jobs when they experience a heath emergency? Renew Deal 22 hrs ago #2
I think they should have to prove they're alive. ForgoTheConsequence 22 hrs ago #4
Do they need to prove it to you? Renew Deal 22 hrs ago #5
They need to prove it to the people they work for. ForgoTheConsequence 21 hrs ago #6
He doesn't work for the governor. Renew Deal 21 hrs ago #8
Correct, he doesn't. ForgoTheConsequence 21 hrs ago #11
And he is not legally obligated to provide them anything Renew Deal 10 hrs ago #15
"They" work for US. They were elected to office to serve US and we pay their salaries and benefits. The least Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #7
Unpopular, I know canetoad 21 hrs ago #10
REPUKES CERTAINLY DO Skittles 21 hrs ago #9
Fuck Moscow Mitch. I'm disappointted the sorry Fascist isn't DEAD. rickyhall 22 hrs ago #3
Exactly!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago #12
Most elected officials have it this way. This includes state and local. LeftInTX 16 hrs ago #13
People of Kentucky seem to be okay with it Kaleva 15 hrs ago #14

ForgoTheConsequence

(5,240 posts)
4. I think they should have to prove they're alive.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:06 PM
22 hrs ago

I worked in the public sector for years. If I didn't show up for a month without someone communicating my status, I wouldn't have a job to come back to.

ForgoTheConsequence

(5,240 posts)
6. They need to prove it to the people they work for.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:15 PM
21 hrs ago

If it were proven the Governor wouldn't have to write a letter asking for proof of life.

Renew Deal

(85,554 posts)
8. He doesn't work for the governor.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:26 PM
21 hrs ago

And the governor is just placating the conspiracists on the internet.

Renew Deal

(85,554 posts)
15. And he is not legally obligated to provide them anything
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 10:39 AM
10 hrs ago

Especially knowing that they would reelect him knowing everything they know.

Deuxcents

(28,488 posts)
7. "They" work for US. They were elected to office to serve US and we pay their salaries and benefits. The least
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:19 PM
21 hrs ago

They can do is show up for work and if not, why not. If not physically or mentally able to perform their duties, we, as their employers, need and should know their conditions. jmo

Skittles

(174,005 posts)
9. REPUKES CERTAINLY DO
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:30 PM
21 hrs ago

and they don't give a FUCK if anyone has healthcare insurance, either

LeftInTX

(35,272 posts)
13. Most elected officials have it this way. This includes state and local.
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 04:50 AM
16 hrs ago

They cannot be fired. They can only be recalled (Doesn't apply to congress) and impeached.
They generally have good health care benefits.

I remember when Rick Perry tried to fire a DA for a DUI. It did not go well

In 2013, she was arrested for and pleaded guilty to drunk driving. She was sentenced to forty-five days in jail.[5] According to Lehmberg's lawyer, David Sheppard, Lehmberg's sentence was "without doubt the harshest sentence anyone has ever received for first time DWI" in Travis County.[6] Video of her detainment and extremely inebriated and aggressive behavior was released to the public. Governor Rick Perry demanded Lehmberg's resignation, and stated that if she did not step down, he would use his line-item veto power to cut all funding to the Public Accountability Office, which is under Lehmberg's authority. Lehmberg refused, and Governor Perry vetoed the office's funding. Perry was indicted for this action but was later cleared of all charges.[citation needed]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Lehmberg
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