Here Are The 3 Current Members of Congress Who Voted Against Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

[Harry Dresden]

It should not be a holiday. Nor should any of the other bogus government-worker holidays.

not even christmas,new years and thanks giving?....

 

[MarathonMike]

So why is any other holiday a paid holiday if that is the case.

That's a fair point. I personally don't believe President's day should be a paid holiday either for government workers.

 

[MarathonMike]

So you are saying that a Dem President signing the CRA and VRA into law did it. What % of black folks were actually a part of the Great Society?

The question that I answered was "Why did Blacks move from GOP to DEM during the 60s and 70s"? No one knows what percentage of Blacks moved as a direct result of LBJ's "Great Society", but it was clearly effective in creating an overwhelming majority of Dem Black voters that has persisted for over 50 years. The Great Society was the most effective PsyOps campaign ever executed in the US.

 

[WTF19]

Yep I also remember what Abraham Lincoln said about black folks as well.

Hmmm, so why is it that all the achievements that black folks have made in this country happen under Democrats? Why is it that the Republican Party is 92% white? Today's Republican Party has the mindset of the sheet wearers, why is it that the majority of racist in this country in the Republican Party? Why would black folks want to be a part of a party that has folks like you in it?

Today's SCUM demonRAT Party has the mindset of the diaper shitter, xiden, why is it that the majority of racists in this country are in the SCUM demonRAT Party?

IF YOU ONLY HAD A BRAIN

 

[Flash]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is lauded near-universally by politicians every year, but there are still three members serving in the U.S. Congress who voted against the King holiday — 2 at the federal level and 1 as a state legislator.

Then-President Ronald Reagan reluctantly signed the federal Martin Luther King holiday into law in November of 1983 after the U.S. Senate passed the bill by a 78-22 margin, while the House of Representatives had voted in favor of it by a margin of 338-90. That’s over 78 percent of those who voted, well above the two-thirds needed to override a veto.

The current members of Congress who joined Sen. Jesse Helms in voting against the holiday are all Republicans, although one was a Democrat at the time and later switched parties. They are: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY).

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) is the only other member to have voted against a King holiday, in 1999 and 2004, but at the state level.

As tempting as it is to view these votes as relics of a past that America has evolved well past, and could never happen these days, a new poll sheds some doubt on that proposition. The latest The Economist/YouGov poll shows that even fewer Republican voters support the King holiday today than did in 1983.

Asked “Do you think that Martin Luther King’s birthday should be a Federal Holiday?”, only 39 percent of Republicans said “yes,” MLK Day should be a federal holiday, with the remaining 61 percent either against it (36%) or not sure (23%).

Overall, 55 percent of respondents said “yes,” Martin Luther King’s birthday should be a Federal Holiday, with 24 percent responding “no” and another 21 percent saying they were “not sure.”

That’s less Republican support than an October, 1983 poll that found 48 percent of Republicans at the time favored establishing the law. Forty-two percent of Republicans were opposed, while 10 percent were “not sure.”

MSN

I wonder how many folks who think Dr. King's birthday shouldn't be a national holiday actually work on that Monday instead of taking it off.

King was a piece of shit.

These Americans voted against kissing the ass of the Negroes and that was a good thing.

Instead of getting drunk on MLK Day the Negroes should be taking better care of their families, getting off welfare, stop committing so many crimes and stop using drugs. They would be a lot better off and so would the country.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

why do we keep letting govt give it self the day off?

it’s amazing the demklan oppressed blacks for decades and now voted to give themselves a paid holiday

disgusting

So only Gov't employees get the day off. Smfh. Are you Jesse Lee Peterson's niece? Tell me Struth are you working tomorrow?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

The question that I answered was "Why did Blacks move from GOP to DEM during the 60s and 70s"? No one knows what percentage of Blacks moved as a direct result of LBJ's "Great Society", but it was clearly effective in creating an overwhelming majority of Dem Black voters that has persisted for over 50 years. The Great Society was the most effective PsyOps campaign ever executed in the US.

Or could it be because Dixiecrats and racist migrated to the Republican Party.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

King was a piece of shit.

These Americans voted against kissing the ass of the Negroes and that was a good thing.

Instead of getting drunk on MLK Day the Negroes should be taking better care of their families, getting off welfare, stop committing so many crimes and stop using drugs. They would be a lot better off and so would the country.

Tell me Struth, what do you think about Flash's post.

 

[struth]

So only Gov't employees get the day off. Smfh. Are you Jesse Lee Peterson's niece? Tell me Struth are you working tomorrow?

ues only govt employees get the day off. Every day working class americans will be at work

obviously you are dependent not licker so you wouldn’t know that

 

[BackAgain]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is lauded near-universally by politicians every year, but there are still three members serving in the U.S. Congress who voted against the King holiday — 2 at the federal level and 1 as a state legislator.

Then-President Ronald Reagan reluctantly signed the federal Martin Luther King holiday into law in November of 1983 after the U.S. Senate passed the bill by a 78-22 margin, while the House of Representatives had voted in favor of it by a margin of 338-90. That’s over 78 percent of those who voted, well above the two-thirds needed to override a veto.

The current members of Congress who joined Sen. Jesse Helms in voting against the holiday are all Republicans, although one was a Democrat at the time and later switched parties. They are: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY).

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) is the only other member to have voted against a King holiday, in 1999 and 2004, but at the state level.

As tempting as it is to view these votes as relics of a past that America has evolved well past, and could never happen these days, a new poll sheds some doubt on that proposition. The latest The Economist/YouGov poll shows that even fewer Republican voters support the King holiday today than did in 1983.

Asked “Do you think that Martin Luther King’s birthday should be a Federal Holiday?”, only 39 percent of Republicans said “yes,” MLK Day should be a federal holiday, with the remaining 61 percent either against it (36%) or not sure (23%).

Overall, 55 percent of respondents said “yes,” Martin Luther King’s birthday should be a Federal Holiday, with 24 percent responding “no” and another 21 percent saying they were “not sure.”

That’s less Republican support than an October, 1983 poll that found 48 percent of Republicans at the time favored establishing the law. Forty-two percent of Republicans were opposed, while 10 percent were “not sure.”

MSN

I wonder how many folks who think Dr. King's birthday shouldn't be a national holiday actually work on that Monday instead of taking it off.

I’m happy with the holiday. And I’m happy to honor Dr. King. But let’s be real. We didn’t need another Federal Holiday.

 

[Flash]

 

[Superbadbrutha]

ues only govt employees get the day off. Every day working class americans will be at work

obviously you are dependent not licker so you wouldn’t know that

You are a complete idiot if you believe that. Well I shouldn't be surprised that a boot licking, sell out wouldn't recognize the importance of the King Holiday.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

I’m happy with the holiday. And I’m happy to honor Dr. King. But let’s be real. We didn’t need another Federal Holiday.

Why?

 

[struth]

You are a complete idiot if you believe that. Well I shouldn't be surprised that a boot licking, sell out wouldn't recognize the importance of the King Holiday.

I believe MLK is important regardless of there being a holiday

the fact you need your rich white plantation boss giving you another day off to make you feel it’s important is telling

 

[BackAgain]

Why?

Wrong question. The point is made by asking a different question.

Why do we need more down days?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

I believe MLK is important regardless of there being a holiday

the fact you need your rich white plantation boss giving you another day off to make you feel it’s important is telling.

If that were true, tell you what boot licker tell us what you think about this post.

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King was a piece of shit.

These Americans voted against kissing the ass of the Negroes and that was a good thing.

Instead of getting drunk on MLK Day the Negroes should be taking better care of their families, getting off welfare, stop committing so many crimes and stop using drugs. They would be a lot better off and so would the country.

 

[struth]

If that were true, tell you what boot licker tell us what you think about this post.

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King was a piece of shit.

These Americans voted against kissing the ass of the Negroes and that was a good thing.

Instead of getting drunk on MLK Day the Negroes should be taking better care of their families, getting off welfare, stop committing so many crimes and stop using drugs. They would be a lot better off and so would the country.

i think it’s stupid

 

[AMart]

Back then the idea was to attach MLK to Presidents Day to avoid another paid day off for government employees. I agree with this.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is lauded near-universally by politicians every year, but there are still three members serving in the U.S. Congress who voted against the King holiday — 2 at the federal level and 1 as a state legislator.

Then-President Ronald Reagan reluctantly signed the federal Martin Luther King holiday into law in November of 1983 after the U.S. Senate passed the bill by a 78-22 margin, while the House of Representatives had voted in favor of it by a margin of 338-90. That’s over 78 percent of those who voted, well above the two-thirds needed to override a veto.

The current members of Congress who joined Sen. Jesse Helms in voting against the holiday are all Republicans, although one was a Democrat at the time and later switched parties. They are: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY).

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) is the only other member to have voted against a King holiday, in 1999 and 2004, but at the state level.

As tempting as it is to view these votes as relics of a past that America has evolved well past, and could never happen these days, a new poll sheds some doubt on that proposition. The latest The Economist/YouGov poll shows that even fewer Republican voters support the King holiday today than did in 1983.

Asked “Do you think that Martin Luther King’s birthday should be a Federal Holiday?”, only 39 percent of Republicans said “yes,” MLK Day should be a federal holiday, with the remaining 61 percent either against it (36%) or not sure (23%).

Overall, 55 percent of respondents said “yes,” Martin Luther King’s birthday should be a Federal Holiday, with 24 percent responding “no” and another 21 percent saying they were “not sure.”

That’s less Republican support than an October, 1983 poll that found 48 percent of Republicans at the time favored establishing the law. Forty-two percent of Republicans were opposed, while 10 percent were “not sure.”

MSN

I wonder how many folks who think Dr. King's birthday shouldn't be a national holiday actually work on that Monday instead of taking it off.

So?
That doesn't make him a racist parrot.
Reagan showed reluctance for a national holiday because he felt MLK day was being pushed for political reasons.
He would not hesitate to sign it if it passed. He was reluctant about it, because he saw it as political gamesmanship. Which he was OBVIOUSLY correct. Since many of the Democrats voting for it, were against Civil Rights. HELLO

 

[Jarlaxle]

not even christmas,new years and thanks giving?....

So...is your reading comprehension THAT bad?