Working Class Holidays Act of 2014 (Amendment at vote)

[TNF]

Not sure how it would be 'expensive' for the federal government to take five more days a year off, personally. This bill would recognize the achievements of working class Atlasians to making this country a better place. I think by that token alone it should be enacted.

[TNF]

Not sure how it would be 'expensive' for the federal government to take five more days a year off, personally. This bill would recognize the achievements of working class Atlasians to making this country a better place. I think by that token alone it should be enacted.

Well, to me every federal holiday is technically expensive as it involves federal employees taking days off and a reduction of productivity (at least that's the way I see it). Furthermore, per the Holidays Act of 2013 all persons who work on the official holidays are paid twice the regular hourly wage, which also means extra expenses. If I'm not mistaken, we already have International Workers' Day, Workers' Memorial Day and Labor Day, do we really need three extra holidays related to this subject?

Every day is a holiday for capitalism, so yes, we do.

[TNF]

The Seattle strike and St. Louis commune aren't especially important/well-known events outside of labor circles. Perhaps we could replace those two with Pullman Strike Day?

Maybe not, but these holidays would at least allow the historical record to give them a wider treatment than they are often afforded.

[TNF]

Amendment is unfriendly.

[TNF]

Amendment is unfriendly. I don't like the idea of moving holidays around to make them 'fit' better with the calendar, I'd rather they be representative of the actual days the events in question actually happened.

[TNF]

Nay on the former vote, FTR. I could have sworn I voted on it.

[TNF]

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A vote is now open on the above amendment. Senators, please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

[TNF]

NAY

[TNF]

Just a second, why did TNF open the vote?

Confusion on my part. From my reading of Windjammer's post, I thought that he had certified the votes for me as PPT, but apparently that wasn't the case.

[TNF]

NAY

I apologize for the confusion.

[TNF]

Well we either need a majority or to wait until 01:29 am on this one.

[TNF]

Aye(s): Senator bore, Senator Lumine, Senator Spiral, Senator Goldwater, Senator North Carolina Yankee
Nay(s): Senator Tyrion, PPT TNF, Senator Cynic
Not voting: Senator Alfred F. Jones, Senator Cassius

With five votes in the affirmative and two votes opposed, the amendment can be declared as having passed.

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[TNF]

Does anyone object to opening a final vote on this Act?

[TNF]

Senators, a final vote is now open on the Working Class Holidays Act of 2014. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

[TNF]

AYE

[TNF]

We need one more Aye on this for it to pass, otherwise we're going to be waiting awhile.

[TNF]

This has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

[TNF]

Whoops. Forgot about this one yesterday.

Aye(s): PPT TNF, Senator Goldwater, Senator Cynic, Senator Lumine, Senator bore, Senator North Carolina Yankee
Nay(s): Senator Spiral, Senator Cassius
Abstaining: N/A
Not voting: Senator Alfred F. Jones

With 6 votes in the affirmative, 2 votes in opposition and one Senator not voting, the Working Class Holidays Act of 2014 has passed the Senate and is presented to the President for executive action.