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AVID Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 12:37 PM
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Tribute to Democracy - Nov 2 National Vote Holiday
How much to you think voter turnout would increase if there were a national holiday in order to vote?
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apnu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 12:39 PM
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1. Yeah!
and 2 holidays in Novemeber. Brilliant!
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LuminousX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 12:41 PM
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2. 100% agree
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qwlauren35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 12:42 PM
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3. Good Question....
Maybe 25 - 50%.

Depends who has it off, and which businesses capitalize on it to make money. I think it would be good if no stores except 24 hour stores could be open until 12 noon. Sort of like New Years.

However... my company runs a 24/7 operation and rarely shuts down even through most American holidays (Labor Day, Memorial Day) because it screws up the equipment and the loads. I think there are a lot of manufacturing companies who would still operate.
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 12:43 PM
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4. I hate to bring this up
but the Nov 2/Election Day Holiday is Nader's idea from 1996.

I think it's a great one, BTW.


:hippie:
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 12:43 PM
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5. Louisiana runoff is a great example
They schedule elections on Saturday, and turnout is improved. So a federal holiday for voting would do likewise.

But then, the people whose jobs do NOT allow them to take time off on a typical Tuesday are not likely Republican voters, so (in the words of our pResident) "who cares what they think"??
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tedoll78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 12:45 PM
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6. And why isn't our party harping on this?
A day off is a BIG political winner! There's really no downside to it.. everyone likes a day off. And Americans are already some of the most-overworked people in the world. Could you imagine the browbeating that Bush would get if he were to oppose this in, say, a debate?
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