Midnight Payraise

By smokedatgoodkush
  • Pay raise presented

    Pay raise presented

    the idea of the pay raise was presented
  • Justices refuse the pay raise plan

    Justices refuse the pay raise plan

    A few of those on the court refuse to accept the pay raise and vote against it.
  • Pay raise increase passed

    Pay raise increase passed

    during 2 am the PA General Assembly passed pay increases from 16% to 34% for lawmakers judges and executive-branch officials the vote was hidden with secrecy and nobody knew about it.
  • Vote against the retention

    Vote against the retention

    Protesters struck back by voting against the retention of Justice Russell Nigro.
  • Repeal signed

    Repeal signed

    Governor rendell signed the repeal of the midnight pay raise
  • Gene stilp lawsuit against pay raise

    Gene stilp lawsuit against pay raise

    Gene Stilp began a lawsuit against the Midnight Pay Raise.
  • Supreme Court Ruling

    Supreme Court Ruling

    The Supreme Court of PA rules that the judges can keep the controversial pay raise.
  • Checks and balances

    Checks and balances

    Metcalfe announced bills to terminate the judicial pay raise reduce the term of office for judges from 10 to five years, eliminate the practice of judicial retention. and strike the constitutional provision that prohibits the reduction of a judicial salary in the middle of a term.
  • behind bars

    behind bars

    Former Architects of the midnight payraise (former Representatives Deweese, Veon, Purzel, and Fumo) are all behind bars for the actions of the midnight pay raise.
  • Legislators still getting hated

    Legislators still getting hated

    Those receiving the pay raise continue to benefit even today, and taxpayers are hating on the legislators.