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Election Day should be a national holiday
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:38 pm
It makes no sense why it isn't. People have a civic duty to go out and vote, and they have it on a work day. Really we have President's and MLK Day off, but not on Election Day? It really makes no sense.
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:39 pm to OMLandshark
Would rather the day after so I could stay up and drink. 5am wakeup 
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:40 pm to OMLandshark
It should be I have done 0 work. Seems like my employer would be better off not having to pay me for this.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:40 pm to OMLandshark
I agree, I had classes the first half of the day (college student) and then drove back to my hometown to vote. My brothers are still in high school and they got the day off.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:40 pm to OMLandshark
I seriously don't get why it isn't when we have all these nonsense holidays
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:41 pm to Bad Medicine
I like this idea.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:41 pm to OMLandshark
Gubment workers are off in La today
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:41 pm to OMLandshark
Its a school holiday in NYC. So is Veterans Day this Friday.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:42 pm to OMLandshark
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It makes no sense why it isn't. People have a civic duty to go out and vote, and they have it on a work day. Really we have President's and MLK Day off, but not on Election Day? It really makes no sense.
it should take the place of one of the other ridiculous holidays. why force an employer to pay again for someones full day off to do ten minutes of civic duty? more government control.
people who dont vote now still wont vote. they will just take the day off and bbq and get drunk with their friends
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:42 pm to Jimmy2shoes
I took tomorrow off.
Gonna get sloppy drunk
Gonna get sloppy drunk
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:46 pm to crankbait
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it should take the place of one of the other ridiculous holidays. why force an employer to pay again for someones full day off to do ten minutes of civic duty? more government control.
Then it's an obvious choice which nonsense holiday we do it with: President's Day. For God's sake, that's what Election Day basically is. Let us celebrate President's Day every other year, and then Election Day on the even years. Still the same number of days off, and everyone wins. It makes no sense why we don't do this.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:46 pm to OMLandshark
I'm off, but I work for the state.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:48 pm to OMLandshark
I agree with you
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:48 pm to OMLandshark
It really should be. I also think that all students aged 18+ (senior year high school and up) should not be required to have classes on presidential election cycles nationwide. Sucks that we don't get that. 
Still got up way earlier than my classes and voted though. 
Still got up way earlier than my classes and voted though. 
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:49 pm to TigerBait1971
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I took tomorrow off.
Gonna get sloppy drunk
Same.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:50 pm to OMLandshark
People can vote early or absentee.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:51 pm to crankbait
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it should take the place of one of the other ridiculous holidays. why force an employer to pay again for someones full day off to do ten minutes of civic duty? more government control.
What a bullshite statement.
It took me 15 minutes.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:53 pm to 4cubbies
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People can vote early or absentee.
It's still stupid not to have it off. Seriously, I can almost guarantee that for people in white collar jobs, this is going to be their least productive day on average in years. I think companies are losing money on it, so why not just revoke President's Day during Election year, which no one gives a damn about. It makes more economic sense from the employers standpoint as well.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:53 pm to OMLandshark
Absolutely
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:55 pm to TigerBait1971
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I took tomorrow off.
This
Voted early this morning, came to work, and tonight I get to kick back and watch the election and not think about getting up to go to work tomorrow morning.
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