really a speaker or a leader doesn t have much in the way of tools to actually discipline somebody. the 27th amendment says there can t be bearing compensation of members. it s not a law it has the effect of law that s why some members think the fines are unconstitutional. still, the g.o.p. did not complain when former house speaker paul ryan threatened fines after democrats conducted a sit-in on the floor on guns several years ago. bret? bret: yes, back and forth. chad, thanks. up next, whether the u.s. will get its afghan translators to safety as u.s. troops leave the site of america s longest war. later, if you have not been vaccinated, what would it take to get to you sign up for a shot? you don t have anything to lose and everything to win. i still can t believe it it was a crazy night.
republicans who are getting fined, they don t mind it because they are raising their pro fines and getting a lot of campaign contributions out of it so maybe everybody wins in the end. shannon: another point in his letter is this. he says it violates the constitution. the mask rule is in violation of the 2th amendment, without merit and unenforceable, so the 27th amendment is about compensation. no law varying the compensation for the services of the senators and representatives shall take effect until an election of representatives shall have intervened so he s saying, you can t dock his pay or change his compensation because of several different constitutional prerogatives and sections. what do you say, harry? who are these jokers? it s an idiotic constitutional argument. there is, of course, house can make rules and they are not changing compensation if they fine them but really, i just went to baseball game. not everyone is vaccinated.
members of congress. you are right about that. first of all, no federal law that empowers mask mandates, period. state and local governments have limited health and safety powers but not the feds and readily admits she can t force people to get vaccinated, can t even force members to disclose if they have been vaccinated so she s already on shaky legal ground but she really crossed the line when she began to dock the pay of members who refused to wear a mask, some of which have been vaccinated and are following cdc guidelines. why did she cross the legal line? arguably a violation of the 27th amendment which says in effect you cannot alter the pay of members of congress without first an intervening to general election and that hasn t happened but the point is pelosi can enact all kinds of rules of conduct for its members of the house but the punishment is
that empowers mask mandates, period. state and local governments have limited health and safety powers but not the feds and readily admits she can t force people to get vaccinated, can t even force members to disclose if they have been vaccinated so she s already on shaky legal ground but she really crossed the line when she began to dock the pay of members who refused to wear a mask, some of which have been vaccinated and are following cdc guidelines. why did she cross the legal line? arguably a violation of the 27th amendment which says in effect you cannot alter the pay of members of congress without first an intervening to general election and that hasn t happened but the point is pelosi can enact all kinds of rules of conduct for its members of the
dead, hundreds are injured. it s a race against the clock, because there is a worry about a potential second tsunami. this is now the second deadly tsunami to strike indonesia this year. 2,500 killed in september. we re going to stay on that story about the tsunami. but as 2018 comes to a close, the government reopening remains uncertain because president trump is still fighting over his border wall. democrats are offering $1.3 billion. the president wants $5 billion. $1.3 is the same amount offered last year, it s not been spent. one side has to be willing to negotiate. until that happens, 420,000 government workers are working without pay through the holidays. 380,000 are on unpaid leave. you know whose paychecks won t be affected? members of congress. because the 27th amendment states congress can t stop itself from getting paid, and the salaries of those in the house or senate can t be altered until the start of a new term.