Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 17:56 last edited by
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
The bill would lead to Juneteenth becoming the 12th federal holiday. It is expected to easily pass the House, which would send it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. Confederate soldiers surrendered in April 1865, but word didn’t reach the last enslaved Black people until June 19, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to Galveston, Texas. That was also about two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the Southern states.
“Making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a major step forward to recognize the wrongs of the past,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “But we must continue to work to ensure equal justice and fulfill the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation and our Constitution.”
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 17:59 last edited by
I have no real issue..
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 17:59 last edited by
Snort....
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 18:00 last edited by
I think when we discussed this a year ago many of us saw this coming very clearly. On the surface, I think it's a good reason for a holiday. It's also a good reminder that slavery ended 150+ years ago!
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 18:00 last edited by
Do we really need another federal holiday?
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 18:22 last edited by
I like holidays that are always on a Friday or Monday. Can we just do that? Is it implied in the term Juneteenth?
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 18:36 last edited by
Eh, I'm fine with it.
Non sequitur: I was in South Carolina a couple of days ago, taking 95 most of the way. On that drive, you first pass a BIGASS American flag that I believe is attached to a used car dealership. (What is it about used car dealerships and ginormous American flags?) Just past that, on the right if you're going south, is a BIGASS Confederate flag at a civil war memorial, clearly visible from the road.
My question is how have the woke herd not gotten on the ball there? I was shocked. I mean sure, it's in the south, but plenty of folks from New York and states north drive that road every day. You're telling me no one has taken a picture and memed the memorial on Twitter yet?
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 18:41 last edited by
Maybe it's not as big a deal as some would make it out?
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 18:43 last edited by
@jolly said in Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:
Maybe it's not as big a deal as some would make it out?
Well, yeah.
Of course it's no big deal. But making an enormous amount of hay out of nothing is what Wokes eat for breakfast. Gotta feed the Beast of Offense. -
I have no real issue..
wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 20:46 last edited by@lufins-dad said in Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:
I have no real issue..
I have no issue with it. It also does not solve any real issue. :man-shrugging:
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wrote on 16 Jun 2021, 20:58 last edited by
Republicans must be hated every day, not just on cherished holidays like junetenth.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 17:58 last edited by
I think it's fine to have a day to mark the end of slavery (even if it's not the right date in a technical sense).
More federal holidays = good, imo.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 18:27 last edited by
Window dressin, a sop. No more.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 18:58 last edited by
Agreed, except for the hit on employers, having to pay for another day off.
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wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 19:27 last edited by Copper
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and had 60 co-sponsors. He tweeted Monday: “We have a long road towards racial justice in the United States and we cannot get there without acknowledging our nation’s original sin of slavery. It is long past time to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.”
nation’s original sin
Idiot
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wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 19:28 last edited by
@catseye3 said in Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:
Agreed, except for the hit on employers, having to pay for another day off.
Do they really need to pay for a day off?
Maybe overtime for some hourly workers.
For white collar jobs, you have the work you need to do and your regular allotted amount of time.
With a day off, I find work just compresses a bit - but I think people would take the occasional 4-day week workload to get a 3 day weekend.
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@catseye3 said in Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:
Agreed, except for the hit on employers, having to pay for another day off.
Do they really need to pay for a day off?
Maybe overtime for some hourly workers.
For white collar jobs, you have the work you need to do and your regular allotted amount of time.
With a day off, I find work just compresses a bit - but I think people would take the occasional 4-day week workload to get a 3 day weekend.
wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 19:31 last edited by@xenon said in Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:
Do they really need to pay for a day off?
This is federal workers we are talking about
Every day is a day off
The question is whether you are in the office
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The bill is sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and had 60 co-sponsors. He tweeted Monday: “We have a long road towards racial justice in the United States and we cannot get there without acknowledging our nation’s original sin of slavery. It is long past time to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.”
nation’s original sin
Idiot
wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 19:33 last edited by@copper said in Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and had 60 co-sponsors. He tweeted Monday: “We have a long road towards racial justice in the United States and we cannot get there without acknowledging our nation’s original sin of slavery. It is long past time to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.”
nation’s original sin
Idiot
What percent of American ancestors are we talking about. My ancestors had nothing to do with this. Not even here until well passed.
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I think it's fine to have a day to mark the end of slavery (even if it's not the right date in a technical sense).
More federal holidays = good, imo.
wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 19:34 last edited by@xenon said in Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday:
I think it's fine to have a day to mark the end of slavery (even if it's not the right date in a technical sense).
More federal holidays = good, imo.
You could have had the day Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation but that didn't free any slaves north of the Mason-Dixon.