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Old 06-17-2021, 12:53 AM
RickeyM RickeyM is offline
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The bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday passes.

Of course there were certain Repubs in the House who didn't agree with it.
Who are the 14 House Republicans who voted against a Juneteenth holiday? And why?
Of course they have various reasons for voting against the bill such as Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky who thinks that
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Naming this day 'national independence day' will create confusion and push Americans to pick one of those two days as their independence day based on their racial identity
Can't have certain people opting out of the good ol' 4th of July celebrations now can we? Or is it that certain groups don't want a mention of that little enslavement of an entire race of people thing? Celebrating the end of it is just uh, un-American.
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