tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post5984659596855183125..comments2024-03-28T17:41:34.315-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : JuneteenthComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-38878145672489182772021-06-19T02:45:20.031-04:002021-06-19T02:45:20.031-04:00Juneteenth has been celebrated for years where I l...Juneteenth has been celebrated for years where I live, too.<br /><br />And I already got it off as a holiday- learned after hours Thursday via email and phone call.<br /><br />Now if my spellcheck can update and get rid of the red squiggly line under the word....0_0https://www.blogger.com/profile/00086088624785365469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-26068446132584527272021-06-18T21:44:20.405-04:002021-06-18T21:44:20.405-04:00It's not an automatic three day weekend. This...It's not an automatic three day weekend. <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/475/text" rel="nofollow">This is the bill</a> that amends <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/6103" rel="nofollow">this statute</a>. When read together, when Juneteenth falls on Monday-Friday, it's celebrated on those days.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-58932136939510279642021-06-18T18:06:59.985-04:002021-06-18T18:06:59.985-04:00B, I've been making the same argument about Me...B, I've been making the same argument about Memorial Day since I started this blog. <br /><br />Question is whether it's going to be a 3-day only on the days when Juneteenth falls on Fri-Mon or is it going to be a 3-day like Memorial Day. Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-67969211493823516992021-06-18T15:34:32.961-04:002021-06-18T15:34:32.961-04:00 Juneteenth is a big deal in Oakland, where I live... Juneteenth is a big deal in Oakland, where I lived for 35 years. The celebrations there are epic. <br /><br /> -Doug in Sugar Pinedinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-74111937380929704852021-06-18T10:25:16.017-04:002021-06-18T10:25:16.017-04:00I'm all for Juneteenth.....although many peopl...I'm all for Juneteenth.....although many people think it is to commemorate Emancipation instead. I think it is a great idea for a holiday of rememberance. <br /><br />Having said that, it should be on the *actual* correct date....not the day before. I mean, that's like moving Independence Day just so Federal workers get an extra day off. <br />Sad that the first official "Juneteenth" federal holiday was celebrated a day early. <br />Real commemorative holidays should not have their dates changed for convenience....B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.com