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Federal Government Takes Christmas Eve Off
White House Press Release ^ | Dec 21, 2012 | Barack Obama

Posted on 12/21/2012 11:33:01 AM PST by BruceS

EXECUTIVE ORDER

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CLOSING OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. All executive branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Monday, December 24, 2012, the day before Christmas Day, except as provided in section 2 of this order.

Sec. 2. The heads of executive branch departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that certain employees must report for duty on December 24, 2012, for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need.

Sec. 3. Monday, December 24, 2012, shall be considered as falling within the scope of Executive Order 11582 of February 11, 1971, and of 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b) and other similar statutes insofar as they relate to the pay and leave of employees of the United States.

Sec. 4. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement this order.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

BARACK OBAMA


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We are going over the fiscal cliff and President Obama is giving almost all Federal employees an additional day off. Isn't that wonderful of Santa Barack?
1 posted on 12/21/2012 11:33:07 AM PST by BruceS
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To: BruceS

Does this free day off apply to any military ?


2 posted on 12/21/2012 11:34:30 AM PST by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: BruceS

Son of a Beach, I have to work!


3 posted on 12/21/2012 11:35:00 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: BruceS

Without pay, right?

**crickets**


5 posted on 12/21/2012 11:36:21 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: BruceS
Maria Bartaromo(CNBC) rips Dem. Sen. Cardin a new one regarding the fiscal cliff...
6 posted on 12/21/2012 11:39:22 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!)
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To: BruceS

If they want the day off, they should have to use their own vacation. Wonder if he will give them NY Eve off too.


7 posted on 12/21/2012 11:39:35 AM PST by beandog (All Aboard the Choo Choo Train to Crazy Town)
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To: BruceS

And, of course, you were just as riled up when other presidents, other Republican Presidents, have done this in the past?


8 posted on 12/21/2012 11:39:57 AM PST by ace2u_in_MD (You missed something...)
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To: BruceS

Party like there’s no tomorrow.


9 posted on 12/21/2012 11:40:04 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: ace2u_in_MD

Yes. And I work for the Department of Defense.


10 posted on 12/21/2012 11:41:04 AM PST by BruceS
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Oop’s(sp)...Bartiromo


11 posted on 12/21/2012 11:41:26 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!)
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To: ace2u_in_MD

If it happened, than I’m sure we were. If you can prove otherwise, please do so.


12 posted on 12/21/2012 11:41:42 AM PST by beandog (All Aboard the Choo Choo Train to Crazy Town)
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To: BruceS

So let it be written. So let it be done.


13 posted on 12/21/2012 11:41:44 AM PST by Terry Mross ( I don't watch the "news". Someone ping me if anything big happens.)
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To: BruceS

Kwanzaa off too?


14 posted on 12/21/2012 11:41:49 AM PST by what's up
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To: BruceS

Gotta work,gonna get those truck drivers home for Christmas.


15 posted on 12/21/2012 11:42:40 AM PST by mdittmar
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To: BruceS

Civil servant or contractor?


16 posted on 12/21/2012 11:44:01 AM PST by ace2u_in_MD (You missed something...)
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To: RckyRaCoCo
Good for her.

Call out the Dems.

Get Wall Street on their backs.

17 posted on 12/21/2012 11:47:02 AM PST by what's up
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To: beandog

President George W. Bush twice (2001 and 2007) gave feds the day off (Monday) when Christmas fell on Tuesday.


18 posted on 12/21/2012 11:49:58 AM PST by ace2u_in_MD (You missed something...)
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To: BruceS

The Fed employees get two days to celebrate what?


19 posted on 12/21/2012 11:49:58 AM PST by TexasCajun
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Hate to tell ya Bush did it twice.


20 posted on 12/21/2012 11:52:06 AM PST by Gasshog (Welcome to the United States of Stupidos!)
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