Election Day Becomes a Federal Holiday? Not Likely!

This Post first ran in February of 2005

Election Day becomes a federal Holiday? Nah, ain’t gonna happen!

A few days ago, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and the usual suspects, gathered for a press conference to which the Media Wing of the Democrat Party flocked, salivating, to receive the words from on high.

As usual the words from on high were empty, vacuous, and the renovations to the Election Process in America, which they propose, will never happen. And, they know it. It was simply another exercise in attempting to blacken the Republican Party’s name among the Democrat base. That alone is totally unnecessary. That crowd, their base, is hopeless. But I digress.

Two of their “bold” proposals were: Make Election Day, a National Holiday to entice more people to vote. And… allow convicted felons to vote.

Do you see the thrust here? You don’t have to have the IQ of a rocket scientist to figure this one out.

First: If Election Day is made a Federal Holiday, Federal (read Government) workers will have the day off. The vast majority of Federal workers are Democrats. They are Union Democrats. The theory is… this would help the Democrat ticket.

Now to the felons: Who do you think they’ll vote for, huh? ‘nuff said!

Frankly, it doesn’t have a prayer of passing the Congress, because it is so transparent.

On the other hand, I’m not sure making Election Day a Federal Holiday would do much of anything towards increasing the numbers at the polls. People, who want to vote, find a way. It would, however, present those not particularly interested in voting, anyhow, a shot at a relaxing day off from work…and nothing else. I do not believe they will stand in line to cast a vote for a candidate they probably know nothing about, anyway.

But, the Democrats, ever the champions of “appearance”, and of “slight of hand”, will use the fact that the Congress will turn this down, flat, as another opportunity to bash the Republicans and harangue their listeners, and the press, with choruses of “The Republicans don’t care about voters!” Same song…another verse.

Frankly, I don’t think we need to make voting any easier. If anything we need to make it harder to vote.

I think we should bring back voter testing. Can the voter read? Does the voter have an IQ above room temperature? That sort of thing.

A voter should have to prove he or she is a citizen of the US and a citizen of the state and/or city in which he, or she, is about to cast a vote. (Not by using the proposed Federal Driver’s license!) And… last, but not least, a voter should be able to prove he, or she, is not dead. That alone will cut down, tremendously, on the “Graveyard Vote”.

So far, nearly all the voter registration laws, such as “Motor Voting”, have backfired and more Republicans than Democrats have used it to register to vote. But, bless their hearts, those Dems keep trying!

You know, I expect that soon, they will have a voter registration form sent to young parents along with their new child’s Social Security Number.

Are they doing that already????

If not, watch for it. It’s coming!

Your Obedient Servant,

“Longstreet”