I'd like to see two new national holidays.

[TygrBright]

We can trade Columbus Day for one of them.

One is a day of mourning/remembrance/commemoration for those who were lynched, burned, otherwise assassinated because they did not suffer from a melanin deficiency.

The other is a day of mourning/rememberance/commemoration for those who died in lonely pain, were killed, or committed suicide because they were victims of homophobia.

I am not sure these wounds can heal without this, and these wounds affect all of us. Especially those who believe such deaths were justified or unworthy of commemoration.

sadly,
Bright

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Probably a hard sell on the former, given Juneteenth was just made one

And MLK day already exists.

The second one ... sounds like a good one to me. I don't see it happening but I'd support it.

[DFW]

2. As much as those are worthy of consideration, one is of more urgent passage

ELECTION DAY

No one should have to choose between missing work and voting, especially now that Republicans nationwide are trying to make early voting and mail voting more difficult with each day.

[empedocles]

4. Thank you

[Retrograde]

5. Not everyone gets national holidays off

many people who work in service industries - including mass transit - have to work those days. (And how easy will it be for people without their own transportation to get to the polls if the local transit system is running on a reduced holiday schedule on election day?).

Keep pushing for early voting and mail voting despite the GOP efforts - and get the Democratic base out for local elections so reform can begin at home.

[MyOwnPeace]

6. I would put this as #1.......

1. It would be a paid holiday. (I know, some ALWAYS have to work!)
2. The polls would be open 24 hours. (You have NO excuse for 'leaving early' or 'missing the closing.')
3. The 'open' times would change through each time zone so that ALL polls closed at THE SAME MOMENT, no matter what time zone- polls are open 24 hours! (the 'results' of east coast voting would NOT have any impact as far as voters in California, Alaska, and Hawaii deciding "Aw, what the hell, he/she's already got it...&quot

[flotsam2]

7. I think Holidays are great but they are implemented poorly...

For working people used to 12 or 13 Federal holidays the ideal would be floating dates with a holiday giving the first or last Monday of every month off and maybe one 4 day national holiday in July or August. First Monday in January celebrate Christmas/Kwanza/Hanukah/New Year...Feb first Monday Ground Hog Day/ Valentines's Day/ MLK and presidents day and so on thru the year. For workers a full three day weekend every month and even brand new employees could plan a 4 day vacation their first year with a new company at the height of summer. And oh yeah-we could dismiss the religious overtones and other identifiers and just admit labor deserves time off to celebrate what they want how they want...