Current Events > Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

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littlebro07 06/15/21 6:25:26 PM #1:	https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/558607-senate-passes-bill-to-make-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday Passed by unanimous consent Needs to go to the House next where its safe to assume it will pass. --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:955060607] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/558607-senate-passes-bill-to-make-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday Passed by unanimous consent Needs to go to the House next where its safe to assume it will pass. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 06/15/21 6:26:11 PM #2:	aww yea --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:955060647] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>aww yea </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LostForest 06/15/21 6:28:01 PM #3:	Fair --- http://poorcouplesfoodguide.com Agender, curry fan, Top 10 lister, indie dev, gym hitter, musician, et al. <cite>LostForest posted [p:955060734] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Fair </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 06/15/21 6:28:34 PM #4:	I'm guessing I still won't get that day off --- Posted with GameRaven 3.6.0_B3 <cite>Starks posted [p:955060762] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>I'm guessing I still won't get that day off</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 06/15/21 6:28:37 PM #5:	Nice --- Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile) 12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached. <cite>Umbreon posted [p:955060768] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Nice </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 06/15/21 6:35:01 PM #6:	Wait I thought it already was a federal holiday? I got federal pay for working it last year >_> --- https://imgur.com/nlaY1qH https://imgur.com/zHJ1OCo https://imgur.com/btBPP4E https://imgur.com/1B3bMHw https://imgur.com/2aof3ao <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:955061047] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Wait I thought it already was a federal holiday? I got federal pay for working it last year >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 06/15/21 6:36:35 PM #7:	Fuck yeah another free day off! --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:955061107] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Fuck yeah another free day off! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Will_Vill 06/15/21 6:37:12 PM #8:	Are Columbus day and presidents day considered federal holidays? I know banks and postal services are generally closed these days but I still work em. --- https://imgur.com/ZWNgMXL Banned from the safe space/cancel culture board "Life as a Gamer" (aka MAGA 2.0 board) <cite>Will_Vill posted [p:955061134] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Are Columbus day and presidents day considered federal holidays? I know banks and postal services are generally closed these days but I still work em. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SevenTenths 06/15/21 6:37:57 PM #9:	Racism has been conquered, white people get a day off! --- If you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all. I Like Toast Alt - https://mikelikesthis.net/ The Blog Is back <cite>SevenTenths posted [p:955061169] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Racism has been conquered, white people get a day off! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
REexpert44 06/15/21 6:39:54 PM #10:	SevenTenths posted... Racism has been conquered, white people get a day off! I think people of all races get this day off. --- ~Uncover Reality~ <cite>REexpert44 posted [p:955061260] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted... </cite> <quote>Racism has been conquered, white people get a day off!</quote>I think people of all races get this day off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
opopopza 06/15/21 6:40:29 PM #11:	Will_Vill posted... Are Columbus day and presidents day considered federal holidays? I know banks and postal services are generally closed these days but I still work em. Yeah. If you are a federal employee you get the day off. Everyone else, it's up to your employer. I'm guessing most people will still have to work. --- Can you say David Hasselhoff? <cite>opopopza posted [p:955061288] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Will_Vill posted... </cite> <quote>Are Columbus day and presidents day considered federal holidays? I know banks and postal services are generally closed these days but I still work em.</quote>Yeah. If you are a federal employee you get the day off. Everyone else, it's up to your employer. I'm guessing most people will still have to work. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 06/15/21 6:40:47 PM #12:	Surprised it was unanimous --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:955061298] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Surprised it was unanimous </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 06/15/21 6:41:21 PM #13:	I'm surprised at this. But a good thing. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:955061325] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>I'm surprised at this. But a good thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 06/15/21 6:41:25 PM #14:	Will it go into effect this year? pls? --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:955061332] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Will it go into effect this year? pls? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kuuko 06/15/21 6:42:01 PM #15:	Very cool. Now do Election Day too please. --- https://imgur.com/dzGMd <cite>Kuuko posted [p:955061368] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Very cool. Now do Election Day too please. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 06/15/21 6:42:40 PM #16:	Cool that's my birthday. I didnt even know about Juneteenth until a couple years ago. I never knew my birthday had Historical connections. <cite>Zikten posted [p:955061399] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Cool that's my birthday. I didnt even know about Juneteenth until a couple years ago. I never knew my birthday had Historical connections.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Will_Vill 06/15/21 6:44:18 PM #17:	lww99 posted... Will it go into effect this year? pls? Thats this weekend no? --- https://imgur.com/ZWNgMXL Banned from the safe space/cancel culture board "Life as a Gamer" (aka MAGA 2.0 board) <cite>Will_Vill posted [p:955061474] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>lww99 posted... </cite> <quote>Will it go into effect this year? pls?</quote>Thats this weekend no? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 06/15/21 6:44:27 PM #18:	I still know whites and others who refer to MLK day as a "black holiday" though. Everyone - especially those of all races who immigrated after the 60's - benefits from it, but it's denigrated somewhat as a black holiday. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:955061485] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>I still know whites and others who refer to MLK day as a "black holiday" though. Everyone - especially those of all races who immigrated after the 60's - benefits from it, but it's denigrated somewhat as a black holiday. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 06/15/21 6:45:06 PM #19:	Kuuko posted... Very cool. Now do Election Day too please. Should be a 3 day holiday. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:955061508] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Kuuko posted... </cite> <quote>Very cool. Now do Election Day too please.</quote>Should be a 3 day holiday. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lww99 06/15/21 6:46:35 PM #20:	Will_Vill posted... Thats this weekend no? yeah im being ignorantly optimistic lol --- http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h239/nhottbarbwire/owningroad_zps2333f502.gif <cite>lww99 posted [p:955061570] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Will_Vill posted... </cite> <quote>Thats this weekend no?</quote> yeah im being ignorantly optimistic lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 06/15/21 6:47:18 PM #21:	brestugo posted... Should be a 3 day holiday. Also let us vote online <cite>Zikten posted [p:955061599] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted...</cite> <quote> Should be a 3 day holiday. </quote> Also let us vote online</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 06/15/21 6:53:43 PM #22:	Kuuko posted... Very cool. Now do Election Day too please. Should let us vote all week if they cant give us a day off --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:955061881] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Kuuko posted... </cite> <quote>Very cool. Now do Election Day too please.</quote> Should let us vote all week if they cant give us a day off </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 06/15/21 6:54:58 PM #23:	littlebro07 posted... Should let us vote all week if they cant give us a day off why not both? --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! And then there's Abby... She likes to braid <cite>Medussa posted [p:955061936] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>littlebro07 posted... </cite> <quote>Should let us vote all week if they cant give us a day off</quote> why not both? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 06/15/21 6:56:46 PM #25:	Zikten posted... Also let us vote online I'll meet you at universal vote by mail --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:955062008] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>Also let us vote online</quote>I'll meet you at universal vote by mail </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Frostmourne 06/15/21 7:02:57 PM #27:	Saint Patricks day next. --- Frostmourne hungers. <cite>Frostmourne posted [p:955062256] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Saint Patricks day next.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 06/15/21 7:14:31 PM #28:	Kuuko posted... Very cool. Now do Election Day too please. The GOP will say we wasted our one free federal holiday on this. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.6.0_B3 <cite>Starks posted [p:955062739] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Kuuko posted...</cite> <quote>Very cool. Now do Election Day too please.</quote> The GOP will say we wasted our one free federal holiday on this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wheredayayo 06/15/21 11:26:27 PM #29:	We should encourage people to actually work instead of not. Already people don't want to work so what will this change? <cite>wheredayayo posted [p:955072901] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>We should encourage people to actually work instead of not. Already people don't want to work so what will this change? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 06/15/21 11:27:22 PM #30:	pass election day holiday now wtf <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:955072922] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>pass election day holiday now wtf </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 06/15/21 11:27:44 PM #31:	Starting when? --- Former #1 Birmingham Iron Fan. RIP AAF <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:955072938] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Starting when? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 06/15/21 11:28:36 PM #32:	What the hell is juneteenth --- Common sense baked a funk cookie - some dude <cite>Smackems posted [p:955072972] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>What the hell is juneteenth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lairen 06/15/21 11:28:46 PM #33:	No clue what it is but it just means itll be time and a half that day. --- When it rains, it pours. <cite>Lairen posted [p:955072976] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>No clue what it is but it just means itll be time and a half that day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 06/15/21 11:29:04 PM #34:	Smackems posted... What the hell is juneteenth The day some slaves were freed and some werent --- Former #1 Birmingham Iron Fan. RIP AAF <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:955072989] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Smackems posted... </cite> <quote>What the hell is juneteenth</quote>The day some slaves were freed and some werent </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 06/15/21 11:29:21 PM #35:	wheredayayo posted... We should encourage people to actually work instead of not. Already people don't want to work so what will this change? you got some shit tier opinions get lost <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:955073001] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>wheredayayo posted... </cite> <quote>We should encourage people to actually work instead of not. Already people don't want to work so what will this change?</quote>you got some shit tier opinions get lost </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 06/15/21 11:30:36 PM #36:	BilalPowell posted... The day some slaves were freed and some werent Uh... I'm too lazy to look this up --- Common sense baked a funk cookie - some dude <cite>Smackems posted [p:955073055] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>BilalPowell posted... </cite> <quote>The day some slaves were freed and some werent</quote>Uh... I'm too lazy to look this up </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 06/15/21 11:35:44 PM #37:	Smackems posted... Uh... I'm too lazy to look this up Emancipation Proclamation Day. Confederate slaves were freed, Union slaves (Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri) were not. --- Former #1 Birmingham Iron Fan. RIP AAF <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:955073275] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Smackems posted... </cite> <quote>Uh... I'm too lazy to look this up</quote>Emancipation Proclamation Day. Confederate slaves were freed, Union slaves (Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri) were not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sutree 06/15/21 11:38:27 PM #38:	Smackems posted... What the hell is juneteenth Something that nobody heard of until last year lol --- It's just that bird law in this country-- it's not governed by reason <cite>sutree posted [p:955073363] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Smackems posted... </cite> <quote>What the hell is juneteenth</quote>Something that nobody heard of until last year lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 06/15/21 11:39:48 PM #39:	BilalPowell posted... Emancipation Proclamation Day. Confederate slaves were freed, Union slaves (Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri) were not. Aight I got ya --- Common sense baked a funk cookie - some dude <cite>Smackems posted [p:955073404] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>BilalPowell posted... </cite> <quote>Emancipation Proclamation Day. Confederate slaves were freed, Union slaves (Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri) were not.</quote>Aight I got ya </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 06/15/21 11:41:47 PM #40:	Juneteenth is not Emancipation Proclamation Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:955073472] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Juneteenth is not Emancipation Proclamation Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 06/16/21 8:09:50 AM #41:	BilalPowell posted... Emancipation Proclamation Day. Confederate slaves were freed, Union slaves (Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri) were not. Dude this is unimaginably wrong. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:955082690] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>BilalPowell posted... </cite> <quote>Emancipation Proclamation Day. Confederate slaves were freed, Union slaves (Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri) were not.</quote>Dude this is unimaginably wrong. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 06/16/21 8:29:53 AM #42:	Under interest why is it calked Juneteenth? --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:955083084] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Under interest why is it calked Juneteenth? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 06/16/21 8:34:53 AM #43:	These people are more excited about the potential prospect of having the day off than giving a fuck about June 19's symbolism (I'm not calling it that, because it sounds daf). --- S / K / Y / N / E <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:955083200] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote> These people are more excited about the potential prospect of having the day off than giving a fuck about June 19's symbolism (I'm not calling it that, because it sounds daf). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikachupwnage 06/16/21 8:37:33 AM #44:	ImAMarvel posted... While good, I feel like this is more of a symbolic thing rather than something that'll result in any real progress being made. I'd still rather this be a federal holiday than not though. Literally all of these as well. Voting online would be an absolute disaster. There would 100% be hacking and foreign interference that could directly influence votes, shut down websites and hackers would absolutely get ahold of voter info and use it against people. But fuck yes to election day being a federal holiday. Also expand the fuck out of mail in voting. --- My Mario Maker 2 Maker ID is J2K-RFD-K4G Even In sigs FOE! http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/665/328/d75.gif <cite>pikachupwnage posted [p:955083261] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>ImAMarvel posted... </cite> <quote>While good, I feel like this is more of a symbolic thing rather than something that'll result in any real progress being made. I'd still rather this be a federal holiday than not though. Literally all of these as well.</quote> Voting online would be an absolute disaster. There would 100% be hacking and foreign interference that could directly influence votes, shut down websites and hackers would absolutely get ahold of voter info and use it against people. But fuck yes to election day being a federal holiday. Also expand the fuck out of mail in voting. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 06/16/21 8:38:28 AM #45:	My new job observes this Friday as a holiday so good. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:955083278] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>My new job observes this Friday as a holiday so good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bsp77 06/16/21 8:39:31 AM #46:	My company decided last year that we would get it off this year --- Currently playing: Monster Hunter Rise, Bloodborne <cite>bsp77 posted [p:955083300] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>My company decided last year that we would get it off this year </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvlButtslam 06/16/21 8:40:01 AM #47:	Juneteenth is when the last of the slaves were freed, in Texas. The Emancipation Proclamation was two and a half years prior to Juneteenth. Texas had little Union presence and got the message way late. --- Hey kiddies <cite>AvlButtslam posted [p:955083312] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Juneteenth is when the last of the slaves were freed, in Texas. The Emancipation Proclamation was two and a half years prior to Juneteenth. Texas had little Union presence and got the message way late. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lorenzo_2003 06/16/21 8:43:13 AM #48:	Vicious_Dios posted... These people are more excited about the potential prospect of having the day off than giving a fuck about June 19's symbolism (I'm not calling it that, because it sounds daf). Yeah, it reminds me of how I know a lot of people who have no clue what Memorial Day is for and a handful who dont observe Christmas, but everyone loves holidays. --- ... <cite>Lorenzo_2003 posted [p:955083380] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>Vicious_Dios posted... </cite> <quote>These people are more excited about the potential prospect of having the day off than giving a fuck about June 19's symbolism (I'm not calling it that, because it sounds daf).</quote> Yeah, it reminds me of how I know a lot of people who have no clue what Memorial Day is for and a handful who dont observe Christmas, but everyone loves holidays. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 06/16/21 8:43:52 AM #49:	they should change the name "juneteenth" jesus fucking christ --- https://imgur.com/286sD4e http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:955083392] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>they should change the name "juneteenth" jesus fucking christ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RchHomieQuanChi 06/16/21 8:47:28 AM #50:	I mean this is good and all, but can we actually do something about systematic inequality --- I have nothing else to say <cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted [p:955083480] in Senate pas... [t:79515538]...</cite> <quote>I mean this is good and all, but can we actually do something about systematic inequality </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday