Juneteenth is now a federal holiday !!!

[The big package]

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday . It really should be a day off for African Americans and Republicans to enjoy and celebrate together !!! Instead it's just another day off for federal workers as if like they need another paid day off !!!

 

[Box Ox]

Sounds good to me. Wouldn't mind Columbus Day getting the axe if paid days off for federal workers is a concern.

 

[sailfish]

Jesus H.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Sounds good to me. Wouldn't mind Columbus Day getting the axe if paid days off for federal workers is a concern.

Why should Juneteenth be a national holiday?

 

[sailfish]

All the bull gubmint holidays need to go away. Not get another one added.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

All the bull* gubmint holidays need to go away. Not get another one added.

I fully support as many unpaid holidays as these people want.

 

[Box Ox]

Jesus H.

Call your Senator and complain. The vote for it in the Senate was unanimous.

Why should Juneteenth be a national holiday?

Because I'm glad my Confederate ancestors were defeated in the Civil War and their slaves emancipated. It's an event in American history worthy of celebration.

For those who aren't aware:

"Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth)[2](also known as Freedom Day,[3] Jubilee Day,[4] Liberation Day,[5] and Emancipation Day[6]) is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States."

Juneteenth - Wikipedia

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Because I'm glad my Confederate ancestors were defeated in the Civil War and their slaves emancipated. It's an event in American history worthy of celebration.

Then why not a holiday commemorating the emancipation proclamation or the thirteenth amendment?

Why are we making a Texas holiday a national holiday? You might want to try actually reading that wiki page pal.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Not to mention Juneteenth has to be the gayest name for a holiday I've ever heard.

 

[Poop Head]

Juneteenth?? Shouldn't it be Juneteenf?

 

[Box Ox]

Then why not a holiday commemorating the emancipation proclamation or the thirteenth amendment?

Juneteenth seems to sufficiently cover all of the above.

Why are we making a Texas holiday a national holiday?

Why not? Doesn’t bother me or apparently any US Senator that it was a Texas holiday first.

 

[Lineandinitial]

We also celebrate Sickle Cell Anemia that day

Wait a minute!! Why the duck are the White people off work???

 

[sailfish]

The vote for it in the Senate was unanimous.

Well of course it was. Why wouldn't they vote themselves another holiday?

Just what we needed. Another taxpayer-funded day off exclusively for useless roaches.

 

[oldngray]

Your tax dollars at work

 

[Netsua 3:16]

useless roaches.

Yikes

 

[over9five]

Juneteenth?? Shouldn't it be Juneteenf?

Oh boy. The "That's RACIST!" guy should be along any minute...

 

[El Correcto]

Because I'm glad my Confederate ancestors were defeated in the Civil War and their slaves emancipated. It's an event in American history worthy of celebration

Wow you actually think black people are free in this country? That’s just your white privilege speaking, now shut up pecker wood, quit trying to make this moment about you. This is a moment for black people. Black Power!

 

[Box Ox]

Wow you actually think black people are free in this country? That’s just your white privilege speaking, now shut up wood pecker, quit trying to make this moment about you. This is a moment for black people. Black Power!

I think one can be fine with Juneteenth without being a BLMer.

e.g., Every Republican US Senator. You should call or write yours to complain.

 

[El Correcto]

I think one can be fine with Juneteenth without being a BLMer.

e.g., Every Republican US Senator. You should call or write yours to complain.

Oh so now standing up for Black Lives Matter makes you some sort of BLMer like it’s a bad thing whitey. I’ll have you know black lives do matter you ignorant racist.

 

[Fuzzy Brown]

Maybe our über woketard leader MawMaw Tomé will give us that day off to make up for the day after Thanksgiving.