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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsDomestic Policy4yrs ago

Should Juneteenth be declared a federal holiday?

On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The law made June 19th a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.  Juneteenth's commemoration is on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaiming and enforcing freedom of enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery. The House version of the bill was sponsored by Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and was co-sponsored by 166 members, two of whom are Republicans. It passed 415 to 14, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. It passed the Senate via unanimous consent.

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 @Brandonnoe84Libertarian from Colorado  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, and make Emancipation Day a national holiday as well.

 @88WP5BCRepublican from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but not as a second Independence Day.

 @82BNLG9Constitution from Nevada  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and end heritage months. Celebration should be out of genuine appreciation, not federal disingenuity

 @8VB7YCRConstitution from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as all other races of slave trade hisory are declared federal holidays.

 @8TVFM26 from Maryland  answered…4yrs4Y

No, the blacks where emancipated, isn’t that enough? Besides, they already get far many more entitlements and handouts.

 @nmhoskinsConstitutionfrom Kansas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but it should not be politicized.

 @8TL5YH7 from Massachusetts  answered…4yrs4Y

Doesn't matter to me, but I don't believe that we should add many more federal holidays .

 @ChivalKnightConstitution from Oregon  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but it should not be called Juneteenth National Independence Day.

 @8TDQHDJ from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but to celebrate the freedom of slaves, and to honor the men that set them free. Not as an excuse to steal and riot.

 @8TD2ZGY from Idaho  answered…4yrs4Y

No, all holidays are personal events and do not require national recognition

 @6JY5BRYLibertarian from California  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, only if we remove a religious holiday from federal observance.

 @6K36GJHIndependent from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Je pense qu'il l'est déjà.

  @Graham4GALibertarian from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the only federal holiday should be Election Day.

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