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GOP senators propose replacing Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a federal holiday
Fox News ^ | July 1, 2020 | Brooke Singman

Posted on 07/02/2020 3:34:02 AM PDT by Whenifhow

Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and James Lankford on Wednesday introduced an amendment proposing to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a new federal holiday to avoid putting the U.S. “further in debt.”

Johnson, R-Wis., and Lankford, R-Okla., rolled out their proposal as an amendment to bipartisan legislation rolled out by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, last month that would make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

“In response to a bipartisan effort to give federal workers another day of paid leave by designating Juneteenth a federal holiday, we have offered a counterproposal that does not put us further in debt,” Johnson said Wednesday. “We support celebrating emancipation with a federal holiday, but believe we should eliminate a current holiday in exchange. We chose Columbus Day as a holiday that is lightly celebrated, and least disruptive to Americans’ schedules.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma; US: Texas; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 18620619; 2020; abolition; columbus; columbusday; emancipation; holiday; jameslankford; johncornyn; juneteenth; ohio; oklahoma; ronjohnson; search; texas; wisconsin
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To: Whenifhow

“does not put us further in debt”

Now all of a sudden these CLOWNS are concerned about debt! The country is burning and these fools are worried about debt and holidays.


41 posted on 07/02/2020 5:58:04 AM PDT by Colo9250
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To: Whenifhow

Juneteenth is celebration of the pagan summer solstice


42 posted on 07/02/2020 6:04:35 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: Whenifhow

Why? Stupid is as stupid does.


43 posted on 07/02/2020 6:10:27 AM PDT by mulligan ( En bbnnEeThe tC)
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To: Whenifhow
These Globalist Cheap labor Evil Never trumpers want to destroy him with
ridiculous crap like this .
I warned all John C from TX was a uniparty leader.
The man is pure evil .
44 posted on 07/02/2020 6:14:49 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: ncalburt

McConnell wants to put as much race baiting garbage as he can on Trump’s desk to force vetos. Then Trump will be called rasicst by the media and Dems. McConnell mentioned yesterday twice that Trump should not veto a bill that is a “pay raise for troops.” The beltway sewer has no bottom it seems.


45 posted on 07/02/2020 6:19:06 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: Whenifhow
Maybe they can kiss my white derriere..! Well, maybe if I painted it black they would.. :(
46 posted on 07/02/2020 6:21:12 AM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! if you can keep it....)
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To: motor_racer
"When did “giving the bully your lunch money” ever do anything except encourage the bully to demand more?"

That's a timely and very excellent analogy...

47 posted on 07/02/2020 6:25:47 AM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! if you can keep it....)
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To: Whenifhow

Using the same logic of substituting a made up pandering black holiday for that of someone who did something significant in discovering America, perhaps we should exchange Christmas for made up kwanzaa.


48 posted on 07/02/2020 6:29:26 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: Whenifhow

If this passes, it will be seen as a victory for Antifa/BLM.


49 posted on 07/02/2020 6:36:58 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Whenifhow

I’m for this, as I don’t want them to have another holiday. Most of us don’t get columbus day off anyway.

I just wish Juneteenth was in August.


50 posted on 07/02/2020 7:33:21 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Whenifhow

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Replace INDEPENDENCE DAY (July 4th) with Juneteenth. /S

Or Thanksgiving or Christmas. /s


51 posted on 07/02/2020 7:34:12 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: Wonder Warthog

“What these BLM fools fail to realize is that “juneteenth” only exists because WHITE PEOPLE fought and died for it to happen...they sure as h*** didn’t win it for themselves.”

Exactly. Just like women didn’t FORCE men to give them the vote. If you make reasoned arguments that something is an injustice, white men will correct it.


52 posted on 07/02/2020 7:53:51 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (In America 2.0, blacks are sacred and can do no wrong.)
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To: ADemocratNoMore; Akron Al; arbee4bush; agrace; ATOMIC_PUNK; Badeye; big bad easter bunny; ...

OHIO PING!

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GOP senators propose replacing Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a federal holiday
Fox News ^ | July 1, 2020 | Brooke Singman
Posted on 7/2/2020, 6:34:02 AM by Whenifhow


53 posted on 07/02/2020 7:54:33 AM PDT by Lowell1775
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To: Whenifhow

“ Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and James Lankford on Wednesday introduced an amendment proposing to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a new federal holiday“

The Stupid Party. They never fail to disappoint.


54 posted on 07/02/2020 9:31:38 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: lodi90

That is the China Mitch plan .
I think we should let China Mitch lose .
We have a pick up in AL .
Its time for the Head of the Gope snake to be cut off .


55 posted on 07/02/2020 3:24:36 PM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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