thewhyteboar Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Every state should make Election Day a day off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I can promise you I won't have this day off. Good move though. Making other electoral reforms, too. Good time to be in the Commonwealth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Pretty interesting Virginia was the state to take the first step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Can't wait for the election day mattress blowout sales. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Brb moving to VA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 46 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Can't wait for the election day mattress blowout sales. Good to have a nice new mattress to lie down on after you get fucked at the polls amirite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 It blows my mind that they haven’t made Election Day a federal holiday. Well it doesn’t really, I know why they haven’t. But still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Mercury33 said: It blows my mind that they haven’t made Election Day a federal holiday. Well it doesn’t really, I know why they haven’t. But still. The people who need it to be a holiday don't get federal holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 We did it, folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Jason said: The people who need it to be a holiday don't get federal holidays. I hate this reasoning. This reeks of the enemy of perfect. If it helps anybody, all the better. The US doesn't have enough federal holidays and if adding one more is too much for fragile America, drop a bullshit one like Columbus Day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Just now, Ghost_MH said: I hate this reasoning. This reeks of the enemy of perfect. If it helps anybody, all the better. The US doesn't have enough federal holidays and if adding one more is too much for fragile America, drop a bullshit one like Columbus Day. Have you met a Berniebro before? Letting good be the enemy of perfect is their MO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 What about something like a mandated federal holiday (is that a thing we could even do?) with an extended window of possible observance? i.e. The "window" for the holiday is like a week, maybe two weeks before the election? But taking a day off for observance is mandatory in that window in all except the most extreme cases, so retail employers can't bullshit or weasel their way out of giving you the time off, and it would be full pay, to boot. Because fuck not paying for holidays! The window, I think, would help provide flexibility so you can stagger time off for employees so you don't have to completely shut down if you don't want to or can't, but also so your business can work to avoid it landing at a tremendously inconvenient time. And obviously voting itself wouldn't be mandatory, just the act of taking a day of observance off with no repercussions or excuses for the absolute grand majority of Americans. I claim no expertise in how we create, assign or structure federal holidays or their limitations, so maybe it's a bullshit pipe dream, but man I think it'd be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Either make Election Day a federal holiday or switch to vote by mail, like Oregon. Hell, why not both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I would gladly eliminate Columbus Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, and President's Day to get Election Day, Easter Monday, Christmas Eve, and Boxing Day as holidays. Edit: I'd also just get rid of all traces of Thanksgiving entirely. I DESPISE that degenerate celebration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Id rather keep the spread then lump more close to each other like that. But yeah get the fuck rid of Columbus day and replace it with election day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 You just have to look at holiday structure and how it practically applies to make something work. Christmas is the closet to a national shut down day we get, with almost everything closed except for the shittiest of retail places. I worked Christmas day for Blockbuster video once, that was fun. Thanksgiving is the second closest we get to that, though for poor retail people and the many places that start their Black Friday on Thanksgiving are fucking that up for some. Most people in America have Thanksgiving off. The majority of white collar office type jobs get "the big six" off, so Christmas and Thanksgiving plus New Years day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. The rest of the filler holidays usually only the government and banks get like MLK day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, Columbus Day. So basically, we would just need to stretch the Big 6 into the Big 7 to add election day, and then have a push to make it like Christmas and Thanksgiving where nearly everybody has it off. People love their days off so I would definitely think you could sell people on another holiday. Our corporate overlords will hate and resist it but this is something that should be easy to sell to people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 3 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: Edit: I'd also just get rid of all traces of Thanksgiving entirely. I DESPISE that degenerate celebration. would u like to come celebrate Thanksgiving with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Leadership is Slow in French Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 le sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 13 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: I would gladly eliminate Columbus Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, and President's Day to get Election Day, Easter Monday, Christmas Eve, and Boxing Day as holidays. Edit: I'd also just get rid of all traces of Thanksgiving entirely. I DESPISE that degenerate celebration. Hey now, every office I've worked in gets that as a 4 day weekend. I don't care about the reason for the season, I like having a chunk of time where I don't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 19 hours ago, Dodger said: You just have to look at holiday structure and how it practically applies to make something work. Christmas is the closet to a national shut down day we get, with almost everything closed except for the shittiest of retail places. I worked Christmas day for Blockbuster video once, that was fun. Thanksgiving is the second closest we get to that, though for poor retail people and the many places that start their Black Friday on Thanksgiving are fucking that up for some. Most people in America have Thanksgiving off. The majority of white collar office type jobs get "the big six" off, so Christmas and Thanksgiving plus New Years day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. The rest of the filler holidays usually only the government and banks get like MLK day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, Columbus Day. So basically, we would just need to stretch the Big 6 into the Big 7 to add election day, and then have a push to make it like Christmas and Thanksgiving where nearly everybody has it off. People love their days off so I would definitely think you could sell people on another holiday. Our corporate overlords will hate and resist it but this is something that should be easy to sell to people. Plus these holidays are roughly spread out throughout the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 So much good it makes the lack of excellence hurt a little. Automatic registration for all! (i.e. Abolish the practice of forcing citizens to register) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Just lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 23 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Just lol Aren't a lot of those professional types federal employees who are part of unions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 This legislative session is killing it. Some things I wish went a little further but lots of great stuff. No right-to-work repeal sucks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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