Rachel Maddow reports on the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, having already passed the Senate unanimously, passing the House and heading to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. The House vote was overwhelming but not unanimous, with 14 Republicans voting against the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States.
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We need also a vote day holiday !
415 votes – that’s AMAZING !
That’s what I thought. I doubt they will vote for that one because it’d make half their voting restrictions bills pretty much useless.
Having to work never stopped me from voting.
@david paglia still should have the day off, its one day every 4 years and its important.
Considering how little a voting holiday for federal elections would cost it’s basically a no-brainer.. But tbf in all civilised countries ppl don’t have difficulty voting and they don’t have to stand in line for hours… And it’s not illegal to give an elderly woman water when she’s stading in the baking sun.
Only downside to that, is the longggggggggg lines, being worst. Especially in Georgia 😒
Can you vote about cheaper healthcare cost next?
@Clarke Okah lol, true which is basically the same thing. he could not even get a dark money group to get 6 republican’s to vote for the jan6th commission. A reform for healthcare that is not a repeal of the ACA? Not a chance.
Sign up for Obama care!!
No Next Is Infrastructure Legislation.
@Hashim Shaz you mean next for him to block right.
The Unaffordable care act, we know
The 14 who voted against should HAVE to come in and WORK then lol
I wish it was possible, for these fourteen people to spend one day as a black person durning slavery, also durning the jim crow area. Afterward let’s hear their reaction.
It is adorable you think they work at all.
@Joshua Wells I couldn’t find a word that would fit what they do exactly lol
@Yvonne Ford one day wouldn’t be enough
@S B I Agree !
Make sure we all know the 14 names before their reelection comes up.
Unless you are a federal employee- you shouldnt want this.
yes so we can reelect them.
t w much agreed!
@Ben Dover You guys are the 38%.
Hankakah call me what you want. I get the day off tomorrow. You get to pay for it!🤣🤣🤣🤣Along with the other 11 paid holidays every year!
2 years? Seems like they weren’t in too big of a hurry.
That’s the point.
Great job and I applaud all the good hearted people that voted yes to make June 19 Federal Holiday the day of the end of Slavery in America.
@Tom Jones I can agree somewhat
@Eh Thomas And see how far the present-day Republican Party has fallen. It’s now the party of white replacement theories, good people on both sides, Jim Crow voter suppression laws and a white supremacist narrative of American history that makes it illegal to speak of the legacy of slavery.
@Demetria Karnavas well stated 👏🏼
@Tom Jones Not getting enough money is not that bad compared to working to death in harsh conditions, getting whipped to death for not picking enough cotton, getting molested by a master, only being treated as someone’s property and nothing else. Not even treated like a human being. No dignity at all.
@Demetria Karnavas Many modern day Republicans can’t sleep without their Robert E Lee body pillow lol.
It still takes 2 years for news from Washington to reach Texas.
Texans cannot keep themselves alive when it gets cold out in the 21st-century. They die by the hundreds. I think that says it all.
and archaic Pennsylvania.
Texas doesn’t even have electrical power or drinking water. At least Flint has water, even if it’s poisoned.
Dude this was in 1863. “The problem with the quotes on internet is it’s hard to prove the authenticity of them” – Abraham Lincoln
Texas doesn’t need a government to tell them how to live their lives, unlike some of you.
Juneteenth a federal holiday yet states fight against critical race theory being taught……what a perfect example of gaslighting.
@Major Major DEAD WRONG!!!!!!!!
@RMPsumma CRT is literally history. Don’t act like slavery, segregation, and civil right movements doesn’t exist
@Xi JipingDon’t patronize me! CRT is someone’s history, someone’s created, revisionist history, reverse racism. Period. Anyway, I was happy to rescind a six figure university bequest when they went with required CRT. Hope more follow suit.
@Sir lord ian of essex demonstrate some courage….one ethnicity
@Xi Jiping Even so why is it then teaching racism against white children read this article even if you’re pro CRT you will see some problem in it. It’s just now flipping racism. It’s ridiculous. June teenth has been adopted as a federal Holiday for all to celebrate. The other nonsense that is taking place in this country of destroying businesses ecetera should finally be put to rest by The black America activists. This now solidifies we are all-American And we should all support each other in businesses.
Come on, people, these heinous folks are showing us who they are, each and every day. When are we going to believe them?
Most Republican voters do believe them. They either don’t care or they agree with their racism, sexism and anti-LGTBQ ideals.
This does raise a new problem for the criminal GOP syndicate: how do you explain voting for a day to remember something you deny ever happened?
Let’s hope this Holiday does not turn another excuse to go shopping. But to recognize what it means. We need a good tradition to associate with the day.
And here I am waiting for the memes against these 14 dudes to flow.
How many of that 14 believe the confederate flag is a symbol of their heritage
We can also use a 4 day work week, Monday – Thursday. Friday’s Holiday Paid for a 3 day weekend. Can we get a vote on this…
Andrew Clyde is not having a good day 😂 what a Bunch of Deuce bags🧐
Absolutely we need a national vote day
Chicago just made Juneteenth into an official holiday… now, the whole country can celebrate! Thanks, Rachel. 💜
14 voters against the Bill, shouldn’t get paid time of, nor the extra day added to their weekend. I work for for UW, we’re off tomorrow for Juneteenth.
Sure those 14 whom voted against Juneteenth Holiday are Trump’s supporters!!
Looking at that Rogues Gallery, I could almost hear Claude Rains as Renault saying “Round up the usual suspects.”