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LeftInTX

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13. Most elected officials have it this way. This includes state and local.

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 04:50 AM

17 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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Having unlimited paid time off, publicly subsidized health care and no accountability must be nice. [View all] ForgoTheConsequence 23 hrs ago OP

True. Most jobs require a doctor's note after three days off. niyad 23 hrs ago #1

Do you think workers should be fired from their jobs when they experience a heath emergency? Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #2

I think they should have to prove they're alive. ForgoTheConsequence 23 hrs ago #4

Do they need to prove it to you? Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #5

They need to prove it to the people they work for. ForgoTheConsequence 23 hrs ago #6

He doesn't work for the governor. Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #8

Correct, he doesn't. ForgoTheConsequence 22 hrs ago #11

And he is not legally obligated to provide them anything Renew Deal 11 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 23 hrs ago #7

Unpopular, I know canetoad 22 hrs ago #10

REPUKES CERTAINLY DO Skittles 22 hrs ago #9

Fuck Moscow Mitch. I'm disappointted the sorry Fascist isn't DEAD. rickyhall 23 hrs ago #3

Exactly!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd 18 hrs ago #12

Most elected officials have it this way. This includes state and local. LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #13

People of Kentucky seem to be okay with it Kaleva 16 hrs ago #14