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Related: About this forumLook who tried to make election day a national holiday--OVER a decade ago!

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Look who tried to make election day a national holiday--OVER a decade ago! (Original Post)
MADem
May 2016
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Yeah, and Sanders' "bill" was just a reintro of one Conyers had proposed in 2005
TwilightZone
May 2016
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TwilightZone
(28,836 posts)1. Yeah, and Sanders' "bill" was just a reintro of one Conyers had proposed in 2005
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Day_%28United_States%29
"Conyers' proposed the holiday in Resolution (H.R.) 63 - Democracy Day Act of 2005."
"The bill was recently reintroduced on Nov. 12, 2014 by independent Senator Bernie Sanders."
"Conyers' proposed the holiday in Resolution (H.R.) 63 - Democracy Day Act of 2005."
"The bill was recently reintroduced on Nov. 12, 2014 by independent Senator Bernie Sanders."
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)2. He was a bit late to the party.
TwilightZone
(28,836 posts)3. But, he was louder!
I'm pretty sure that matters.
Cha
(317,757 posts)4. Mahalo, MADem~
MADem
(135,425 posts)7. Mahalo, Cha!!! nt
ucrdem
(15,720 posts)6. Faker and faker.
Meanwhile his supporters use #BernieLaw to declare that vandalism isn't really vandalism because Bernie.
MADem
(135,425 posts)8. It's free speech if his crew does it! LOL! nt
