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minus-squareMagicShel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·21 hours agoIt should be illegal to miss a vote without a note from your doctor.
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 hours agoIt is not like it would change the outcome, but apparently the excuse was there was a traffic jam and Republicans closed the vote without waiting for them: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/11/11/pete-hegseth-impeachment-congress-traffic-jam/92724473007/
minus-squareBlibly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 hours ago2 unexcused absences should be considered “no-call, no-show” and you get fucking fired.
It should be illegal to miss a vote without a note from your doctor.
It is not like it would change the outcome, but apparently the excuse was there was a traffic jam and Republicans closed the vote without waiting for them:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/11/11/pete-hegseth-impeachment-congress-traffic-jam/92724473007/
2 unexcused absences should be considered “no-call, no-show” and you get fucking fired.