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RP Members and Connections Declaring a National Day of Patriotism was among Donald Trump's first acts as president of the United States by Executive Order.
Do we need another Federal Holiday?
Additonal background:
Presidents can declare a one-time holiday through executive order, but Congress holds the power to create annual federal holidays. In 2004, for example, George W. Bush issued an executive order for a national day of mourning following Ronald Reagan's death, shutting down the federal government for a day.
Whenever Trump's National Day of Patriotism may fall, it shouldn't be confused with previous presidential proclamations of Patriot Day.
In 2002, Bush proclaimed September 11 as Patriot Day. He first declared the day in 2001 as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001.
In 2014, Barack Obama also proclaimed it as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Bush and Obama's presidential proclamations made September 11 a national observance, but not a federal holiday.
There are also similarly named state holidays. In Maine, Patriot's Day falls on the third Monday in April. In Massachusetts, Patriots' Day is observed on April 19.
Do we need another Federal Holiday?
Additonal background:
Presidents can declare a one-time holiday through executive order, but Congress holds the power to create annual federal holidays. In 2004, for example, George W. Bush issued an executive order for a national day of mourning following Ronald Reagan's death, shutting down the federal government for a day.
Whenever Trump's National Day of Patriotism may fall, it shouldn't be confused with previous presidential proclamations of Patriot Day.
In 2002, Bush proclaimed September 11 as Patriot Day. He first declared the day in 2001 as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001.
In 2014, Barack Obama also proclaimed it as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Bush and Obama's presidential proclamations made September 11 a national observance, but not a federal holiday.
There are also similarly named state holidays. In Maine, Patriot's Day falls on the third Monday in April. In Massachusetts, Patriots' Day is observed on April 19.
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Donald Trump
Office of the President (POTUS)
Edited 8 y ago
Posted 8 y ago
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I'm all for another Federal Holiday if it gives me another long weekend to spend time with my family, doing something we all enjoy. I mean seriously, the worst day of skiing or fishing, or whatever, with the wife and kids is better than the best day working!
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SCPO Jason McLaughlin
"the worst day of skiing or fishing, or whatever, with the wife and kids is better than the best day working!"
You need to listen to Daniel Tosh's bit about this statement....
You need to listen to Daniel Tosh's bit about this statement....
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If it were up to me, I would sign an Exec Order REDUCING the number of Federal Holidays.
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SCPO Morris Ramsey
The 3 holidays I listed are not observed by all states and a large number of corporations do not observe them.
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CW3 (Join to see)
They're still federal holidays. Since leaving active duty and becoming a contractor, I've never NOT had any of those three off.
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It's not a federal holiday or even a recurring day of rememberance at all. It simply marked his inauguration day as a national day of patriotic devotion.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
LTC (Join to see) Your very correct Michael, but Congress does have the power to make a Federal Holiday (or) change the number of Holidays they've already approved. We've seen a lot of unusual things with this POTUS already (like beating the odds and winning the Presidential Election). I threw the question out for debate and discussion - that goal was achieved. Thanks
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PO3 John Wagner
North Korea? Somehow I don't believe that the entire extended family will be relocated to a re-education camp if the holiday is not enthusiastically observed
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I was thinking the same thing, but after some research, this is something done by all incoming Presidents just with different names to mark he day of their Inauguration- this is something I did not know and learned something to pay attention to in the future..... Link to follow
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I am all for Patriotism...didn't think we would get a holiday to celebrate it, but will support any effort to ensure that our Nation recognizes those that act in its best interest...!
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CSM Charles Hayden
COL Lee Flemming I happen to live in CA. One of my grandsons recently removed to ? Kansas. I dropped he and his sister a note re: how the 'Heartland/flyover' portion of America would create more Patriotism than they experienced growing up in So. CA
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MSgt John McGowan
How much does a national holiday cost the American taxpayer. Adding another would cost the government big bucks. Then add 11 holidays up. I am all for holidays, I know I worked enough of them.
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No, but since I am retired I may be biased. There are 220 workdays, take away Holidays, vacation and sick days and you need another employee to fill in. For staff planning, a business needs to hire more people and that cost goes to the bottom line, SG&A. In order to make a profit the product price is increased. Next our competition wins the sale.
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Please don't take what I'm about to say the wrong way, but since I'm a chef, it doesn't matter to me- people kinda are funny about certain things like eating...they like to do it 3 times a day, 7 days a week- federal holiday or not! LOL
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GySgt Melissa Gravila
PO3 John Wagner - until recently yes, they just changed the labor law which changed my job title from director to manager (don't ask me I just work here). Same job, same headaches, just now less time to get it all done in (they do NOT want to pay me O.T.)
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PO3 John Wagner
GySgt Melissa Gravila - Welcome to Walmart universe. I still think that the practice of making lower level management.....none major decision making.
As an employee of trucking companies,for many years I dealt with not even having a guaranteed hourly wage. My disgust at the demands of these people who want a $15/hr minimum wage is boundless.
As an experienced responsible fuel hauler with cross border fuel hauling import and export clearance...homeland security, FBI. TSA, and Canadian clearances as well, as recently as 2011 I made less than $11/hr many weeks with no overtime and often as many as 100 on the job hours per week.
As an employee of trucking companies,for many years I dealt with not even having a guaranteed hourly wage. My disgust at the demands of these people who want a $15/hr minimum wage is boundless.
As an experienced responsible fuel hauler with cross border fuel hauling import and export clearance...homeland security, FBI. TSA, and Canadian clearances as well, as recently as 2011 I made less than $11/hr many weeks with no overtime and often as many as 100 on the job hours per week.
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CPL Daniel Schwinge
"often as many as 100 on the job hours per week." Isn't that against the Federal Transportation code illegal. I used to be a school bus driver, they looked at our hours, for example it would take 1 hr to drive a athletic team to a competition, but the competition took 12 hours. On paper I am working those hours, but not driving. It all counted on the hours available to work per week. So how can you legally work 100 hrs a week?
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Well somebody long ago limited how many Federal Holidays there could be COL Mikel J. Burroughs. On Monday, the paperwork was filed with the federal government declaring officially that Jan. 20, 2017 — the day of Trump's inauguration — would officially be known as the “National Day of Patriotic Devotion.”
FYI, in 2009, President Obama named the day of his inauguration a "National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation."
The Executive Order simply states:
“Now, therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Jan. 20, 2017, as National Day of Patriotic Devotion, in order to strengthen our bonds to each other and to our country — and to renew the duties of government to the people,” the order says.
“Our Constitution is written on parchment, but it lives in the hearts of the American people,” the order continues. “There is no freedom where the people do not believe in it; no law where the people do not follow it; and no peace where the people do not pray for it.”
Only Congress can declare a National Holiday which allows Federal government workers to have a paid holidays. The number of paid holidays are fixed.
1. this caused the USA to merge the Days honoring President Washington and Lincoln into Presidents Day to make a way for a Martin Luther King Day.
2. Veterans Day is honored by the Federal government but not all states.
We have many national days and weeks and months that honor a group or activity but don't serve as mandates for vacation days.
President Donald Trump is simply exercising his authority to declare January 20, 2017 a National Day of Patriotism.
It is noteworthy that September 11 was proclaimed as Patriot Day by then President George W. Bush in 2002 and in 2014 then President Barack Obama also proclaimed it as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/23/trump-names-his-inauguration-day-a-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion/?utm_term=.292352426ef9
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FYI, in 2009, President Obama named the day of his inauguration a "National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation."
The Executive Order simply states:
“Now, therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Jan. 20, 2017, as National Day of Patriotic Devotion, in order to strengthen our bonds to each other and to our country — and to renew the duties of government to the people,” the order says.
“Our Constitution is written on parchment, but it lives in the hearts of the American people,” the order continues. “There is no freedom where the people do not believe in it; no law where the people do not follow it; and no peace where the people do not pray for it.”
Only Congress can declare a National Holiday which allows Federal government workers to have a paid holidays. The number of paid holidays are fixed.
1. this caused the USA to merge the Days honoring President Washington and Lincoln into Presidents Day to make a way for a Martin Luther King Day.
2. Veterans Day is honored by the Federal government but not all states.
We have many national days and weeks and months that honor a group or activity but don't serve as mandates for vacation days.
President Donald Trump is simply exercising his authority to declare January 20, 2017 a National Day of Patriotism.
It is noteworthy that September 11 was proclaimed as Patriot Day by then President George W. Bush in 2002 and in 2014 then President Barack Obama also proclaimed it as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/23/trump-names-his-inauguration-day-a-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion/?utm_term=.292352426ef9
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SP5 Mark Kuzinski TSgt Joe C.SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SFC William Farrell SSgt (Join to see) SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Tom Brown SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt Robert Marx SGT Robert George PO2 Ed C. LTC Greg Henning CPT Gabe Snell
Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’
Trump signed the presidential order on Friday, hours after being sworn in.
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