Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is out with yet another plan that we're told is "Transformational." Taking House Democrats' election bill a step further, the senator from Massachusetts would have the federal government effectively take over national elections and mandate automatic and same-day voter registration.
Like the House plan, it would also make Election Day a federal holiday, a proposal that would be dead on arrival in a Republican Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could always offer a deal: make Election Day a federal holiday and move it to the day after Tax Day.
Unless you serve in the military, obtain federal benefits or healthcare, or violate federal law, the most common contact Americans have with the federal government is through the payment of federal income taxes.
The voters paying the greatest burden of federal income taxes are the ones who would benefit the most from making Election Day a federal holiday.
Making Election Day a federal holiday might change that.
By reminding voters of the impact of their choices in coupling Tax Day with Election Day and enabling wealthier voters to have a higher turnout, perhaps we could have with wiser choices in who controls the federal government and taxpayer money.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/make-election-day-a-federal-holiday-and-one-day-after-tax-day
Like the House plan, it would also make Election Day a federal holiday, a proposal that would be dead on arrival in a Republican Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could always offer a deal: make Election Day a federal holiday and move it to the day after Tax Day.
Unless you serve in the military, obtain federal benefits or healthcare, or violate federal law, the most common contact Americans have with the federal government is through the payment of federal income taxes.
The voters paying the greatest burden of federal income taxes are the ones who would benefit the most from making Election Day a federal holiday.
Making Election Day a federal holiday might change that.
By reminding voters of the impact of their choices in coupling Tax Day with Election Day and enabling wealthier voters to have a higher turnout, perhaps we could have with wiser choices in who controls the federal government and taxpayer money.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/make-election-day-a-federal-holiday-and-one-day-after-tax-day
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