• @RizzRustbolt
    link
    742 months ago

    Now the Biden administration needs to follow through and declare election day a federal holiday.

    • @CoggyMcFee
      link
      252 months ago

      Isn’t that power assigned to Congress?

      • @Telodzrum
        link
        432 months ago

        Average Americans and thinking the President is all-powerful, name a more iconic duo.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          52 months ago

          Average americans and thinking that a national holiday means anything. I’ve worked the majority of the holidays for the past 10 years. They don’t even count for overtime unless the policies (sort of contract) of the employer state they do.

          • @Scallionsandeggs
            link
            62 months ago

            Yes, it happens, but the majority of American workers still had Labor Day off this year.

            It would have a measurable impact on voter turnout.

            • @Takumidesh
              link
              9
              edit-2
              2 months ago

              The people who can get holidays off are generally the people who have the means to vote otherwise.

              Until the last few years, the only time I had holidays off were if I could get someone to switch with me, meaning at least someone was working that day.

              Labor day didn’t mean shit to me working at fast food, and retail has sales instead of closing.

              Walmart ain’t closed on labor day and neither is McDonald’s.

              That’s the first and second largest employers in the world, not respecting the holiday literally made for their employees.

              • @[email protected]
                link
                fedilink
                32 months ago

                Yeah, I sorta think people who have to work on Labor Day might eclipse people with office jobs.

        • @dariusj18
          link
          -22 months ago

          True, however worst thing they could do is impeach him and make Kamala President.