LongTermGuy
11-08-2014, 10:24 PM
`Make Election Day a National Holiday`
~ `Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill to designate "Democracy Day" as a national election holiday to make it easier for Americans to vote.
Nationwide, preliminary indications are that the total turnout for the 2014 elections was only 36.6 percent, according to the United States Elections Project at the University of Florida.
In America, we should be celebrating our democracy and doing everything possible to make it easier for people to participate in the political process. Election Day should be a national holiday so that everyone has the time and opportunity to vote. While this would not be a cure-all, it would indicate a national commitment to create a more vibrant democracy.` ~
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/democracyday
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`Questions: Who benefits from the holiday? `
`What segment that didn't vote....would vote if it's a holiday?`
~ `Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a bill to designate "Democracy Day" as a national election holiday to make it easier for Americans to vote.
Nationwide, preliminary indications are that the total turnout for the 2014 elections was only 36.6 percent, according to the United States Elections Project at the University of Florida.
In America, we should be celebrating our democracy and doing everything possible to make it easier for people to participate in the political process. Election Day should be a national holiday so that everyone has the time and opportunity to vote. While this would not be a cure-all, it would indicate a national commitment to create a more vibrant democracy.` ~
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/democracyday
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`Questions: Who benefits from the holiday? `
`What segment that didn't vote....would vote if it's a holiday?`