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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“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.
Juneteenth is celebration of the pagan summer solstice
Why? Stupid is as stupid does.
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.
That's a timely and very excellent analogy...
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.
If this passes, it will be seen as a victory for Antifa/BLM.
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.
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Replace INDEPENDENCE DAY (July 4th) with Juneteenth. /S
Or Thanksgiving or Christmas. /s
“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.
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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
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.
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 .
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