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[–] pipi1234@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If I am absent for a meeting at work I get at least asked why, and would suffer consequences if the reasons are not valid.

I am by no means an essential worker or a lawmaker....

How the fuck do politicians dont get fired by these kind of things?

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

because it takes 2 years to fire a Representative.