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What’s “random” about Labor Day? Scores of other countries also celebrate Labor Day.[/quote]

But mostly on May 1.[/quote]

Correct. The date is random. Here’s what I think would work best. Federal employees you get 11 floating holidays per year. Use them whenever and for whatever reason you like. Religious reasons, historical reasons, national pride reasons, personal belief reasons, whatever. Then, it’s still fine for fed. and SLTT governments to recognize special dates with pomp and circumstance, but no more set holiday dates. Even Christmas, New Years and Independence Day should no longer be sacrosanct. Meanwhile, I am happy we decided to recognize this historical date even though the name is kinda silly. Should simply have called it Freedom Day. [/quote]

National holidays are pretty much the only thing we have in common anymore.  One of the only thing that binds us together.  We can’t even agree on the national anthem. Take the national holidays away and it’s pretty much over.  Nice job. [/quote]

Simply not true, but if that’s what you think we’re clinging too, it’s already over for you. In reality we cling to the Bill of Rights, free markets, voting rights, and in general “freedom”. None of those things are perfectly implemented, but they are implemented. To me the 11 floating holidays is another expression of freedom vs. conformance. Stop being a negative Nelly. Stop trying to get others to conform to your traditional beliefs. Let people be free. Freedom of religion, speech, assembly, bearing arms, etc. [/quote]

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