The weasels still get paid

Philly.com has an AP article about the bastards who're still getting their money:

There's at least one constant in a government shutdown: the 532 members of Congress continue to be paid, at a cost of $10,583.85 per hour to taxpayers.
Lawmakers get their pay, even as hundreds of congressional staffers are sent home, packs of tourists are turned away at the Capitol, and constituent services in many offices grind to a halt.
House members and senators can't withhold their own pay even if they want to. Under the Constitution's 27th Amendment, lawmakers can only change the pay of those in a future Congress. Senators and Representatives are paid $174,000 a year; a handful of leaders make up to $20,000 more.
Lawmakers aren't oblivious to how it looks. Republican Senator Ted Cruz and others are pledging to donate their salaries to charity during the shutdown.
While lawmakers' paychecks will continue, the same isn't true for their aides and some support staff. Thousands of workers on Capitol Hill were sent home Tuesday. Those who weren't will still see their paychecks delayed.

Rico says it's unlikely that Congress would vote to cut the pay of even future Congresses, alas. Maybe it is time for torches and pitchforks again...