In the event of a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed, not knowing if or when they might get paid. They are powerless to change their fates. Members of Congress get paid in the event of a government shutdown — no matter what. Perhaps it's this lack of having skin in the game that encourages some members of Congress to be reckless and cavalier about their childish threats and ultimate misguided decisions to shutdown the government when they can't get their way. Simply put -- if Congressmen and women vote to close down the government, they shouldn't be paid while the government is closed. Members of Congress should have to bear the same responsibility for their decisions as those who are most affected by them.

It is about time our representatives work for the good of the entire country not just the ideological agendas of a conservative group.

Since October 1st, hundreds of thousands of middle-class federal employees have been furloughed due to irresponsible members of Congress who refuse to govern for the well-being of the American people. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives decided to shut down the government rather than pass a spending bill that funds the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as “Obamacare.” Not only has the President’s signature healthcare law been upheld by the Supreme Court, but it was a major issue in the last presidential election when Republicans were soundly defeated. These Republican members of Congress -- including California’s own House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy -- are putting the extreme and ideological demands of a small minority over the health of the American economy. And now, federal employees, veterans, and hard-working families will be the ones that have to pay the price. That is unfair and morally reprehensible. Congress should take responsibility for their own inaction and lose their paychecks until they come to a resolution. Every day this drags on, the more damage it does to everyday Americans and our nation’s fragile economy.

To stop deal-making to pass poor legislation under the umbrella of another cause that may be more, or less, important to the public, and avoid contaminating the subject of one bill with another. Each bill deserves its own consideration for a vote, which cannot be accomplished when provisions of unrelated subjects are added.

I've watched time and time again an attempt in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal a law they know they don't have the votes to repeal; they have wasted valuable time and money that has kept them from doing the job they were sent to do. They have already cost us a downgrade in a perfect credit rating. What's next? A total return to 2008's financial disaster because they refuse to govern. Just like with a spoiled child, you can discipline them by taking away their undeserved benefits.

I am starting this petition because Congress is handling America's business recklessly. Congress is not managing the budget in an effort to keep all Americans working and progressing during these tough times.

As a US Citizen who works and pays taxes, there should be no-one above the law, no government officials, or big buisiness should be exempt from the ACA Law. if it is good for the citizens then it is good for the lawmakers and their financial contributers.

The political tactics of government shutdown imposes an undue burden on citizens and taxpayers while Congress uses these manipulative tactics and our livelihoods as pawns to their ideological differences. Intentional government shutdown should be deemed illegal. We must leverage our power as citizens to speak to balancing the power of privilege; it will be an uphill battle of true leadership. Congress should not get paid for a failure to work on behalf of the people, nor should a shutdown be a political strategy.

We all need preventative health care and the ability to see a doctor when sick, and many of us cope with ongoing medical conditions. It's crazy to waste time trying to repeal and delay a law that simply wants to make buying health insurance easier and cheaper. It's time for sensible Kansans to tell their U.S. Representatives: Get out of the way of Obamacare and just see what happens!

Seniors are rapidly becoming the majority, I want to try and organize to make the changes that "we the people" have allowed to happen. We cannot keep blaming Washington, when we keep electing these soon to be "millionaires".

$1.4 BILLION of our taxes will be wasted shutting down and starting up the government (according to the Congressional Research Service). The U.S. will no longer be the most reliable creditor in the world, losing investors and causing interest rates we pay on credit cards, home, and business loans to increase. Social Security checks may not be paid, the doctor who sees Medicare patients won't get reimbursed, 1.4 million troops, 800,000 Pentagon workers, and many other government-run (parks, museums) and contract businesses will not get paid. Millions of jobs--and families--will be affected.

It's about time we move on to term limits because they really don't care any more what the people who have voted for them want. We don't want shutdowns--we want progress, not fighting. There are too many politicians who have been in too long. They get great benefits--better then the general public--and with their actions we get nothing but trouble.