Election Day

[chicken]

So why isn't election day a national holiday the way it is in so many other countries? Think how many more people would vote if that were so. Is it a Republican conspiracy to keep working people away from the polls?

Comments

[chicken-cem.livejournal.com]

Among industrialized nations, ours is the lowest in rankings for days off (except for President Bush, who took a record number of vacation days for a President or for any American -- some months he spent most of his time in TX). I believe that the August before 9/11 he took the entire month off.

[viciouswishes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, his days off were ridiculous. I'd really love some more holidays added to our calendar. I think it'd make us all less crazy.