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Congressman Tries to Cut Pay of ICE Prosecutor with Racist X Account to $1
(www.texasobserver.org)
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2026
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and employers have evry right to remind folks “free speech” does not mean “no consequences.”
as someone who’s taxes pay this douchebag’s salary, I am fine lowering it to 1. Or fine firing him for conduct unbecoming.
The problem is, it's an illegal salary, which means he's going to have an opportunity to sue, choosing more tax dollars to defend it, and then whatever court awarded fine on top of it.
Do you realise you're taxes also pay for a teachers salary, and politicians having something to say about this salary also means they have something to say about that teachers salary? I would be fine with ICE lowering his salary, i'd be fine with ICE firing, i'd be fine with him being taken to jail after a fair trial. But politicians having this power is very very dangerous in the current political climate, even if this single time the power is used for doing good.
i’m well aware of what taxes go to. and … well ok with none of my taxes paying bigots. all of them.