Is it time to make Election Day a federal holiday? 🗳️ Some say it would boost voter turnout and align the U.S. with other democracies, while others argue it could create challenges for hourly workers and cost millions. Dive into the debate over whether a federal voting holiday is the best way to strengthen democracy or if there are better solutions. Check out the full breakdown!

https://ace-usa.org/blog/research/research-votingrights/should-election-day-become-a-federal-holiday-weighing-the-benefits-and-drawbacks/

  • @Feathercrown
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    233 hours ago

    Benefits: People get to exercise their constitutional right to participate in democracy without sacrificing their livelihood

    Drawbacks: None

    • @hardaysknight
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      163 hours ago

      Drawbacks: Stockholders don’t like it when the slaves don’t work

      • @Feathercrown
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        93 hours ago

        Pissing off stockholders is a benefit

    • @NineMileTower
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      62 hours ago

      I’m all for it as long as bars, restaurants, grocery stores, and shops close down too. Fast food workers and the like shouldn’t have to show up to work when everyone else gets the day off to vote.

      • @_stranger_
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        112 hours ago

        This could be easily solved if we simply allowed voting to go on for a week, and mandated that every business must give every employee a day off during that week to go vote. Hell, it could be a month if we wanted. The only reasons to limit voting to a single day are malicious ones.