Should 9/11 Be Made A Federal Holiday?

[JuniorMintz]

I think we should make 9/11 a holiday (with paid time off for those who normally get it) and cancel Columbus Day. We don't need a holiday to celebrate a dope who is famous for getting epically lost and his inability to tell different types of brown people apart.

[Nyoibo]

I know. But every time June 5th comes around, the American flags break out and there is very little mention of the Canadians, British, Australians, Kiwis, Free French, etc. that also fought and died...many of whom had been fighting for much longer and under much worse conditions than any Americans could even imagine. It's a general attitude of "Europe was in trouble and so after a few years the American calvary rode in and saved the day" that just drives me freakin' nuts.

Hasn't hollywood taught you anything? America won WWII all on their own, don't you know any history?

[Greenday]

I think we should make 9/11 a holiday (with paid time off for those who normally get it) and cancel Columbus Day. We don't need a holiday to celebrate a dope who is famous for getting epically lost and his inability to tell different types of brown people apart.

Oh, I'd be okay with that. Don't forget Columbus also helped start the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade!

[Mr Slugger]

I think it should be recognized, but not a holiday. The last thing we need is another paid holiday that I don't get off or get paid for

[daleduke17]

All Patriot's Day would become would be an excuse to have a three day work week. At least whenever Labor Day would be in the same week like this year.

[LeChatNoir]

No, I don't think it needs to be a holiday. At least not to the point where businesses/schools close, etc. As tragic as 9/11 was, I think making it a holiday would just be another excuse to have a day off work. Remember it every year if you want but leave it at that.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Personally, I think the day the perpetrators finally face justice - THAT day should be the public holiday.

Quoted for truth.

[lovlybones]

I think that living closer to NYC than other people makes you more sensative to the events that took place. Any day can be called a Holiday but you don't have to take off from work and get paid for it. Just be sure that people will remember and honor those people for what had happened.

Personally, I think it should be a holiday to remember the lives lost. Holiday in this definition would be something placed on a calendar, and when you GO to work...you remember what has happened. A day to remember not an excuse.

[bunnyboy]

...October don't have Federal Holidays in them. Include some State Holidays, and no, people don't work much here.

As a Kid I really felt envy for the kids in Nevada (well except the two years I went to school there.) I seriously thought until about age 8 that Halloween was a national holiday.... *grumbles* stupid Nevada and your stupid state birthday.

[protege]

I knew people who were killed on 9/11--one of the planes landed in their office But to make it a national holiday? I do think that some sort of respect should be paid. However, I don't think it should be made a national holiday. Just look at Memorial Day, and all the commercialized crap on sale that now goes along with it. Just about every store, restaurant, auto dealer, et al has sales that entire weekend. Do we really want to cheapen the sacrifices made by our soldiers (some of whom made the *ultimate* sacrifice) over some cheap shit at Wal-Mart? I fear that if 9/11 was made a national holiday, it would suffer the same fate

[telecom_goddess]

But to make it a national holiday? I do think that some sort of respect should be paid. However, I don't think it should be made a national holiday. Just look at Memorial Day, and all the commercialized crap on sale that now goes along with it. Just about every store, restaurant, auto dealer, et al has sales that entire weekend. Do we really want to cheapen the sacrifices made by our soldiers (some of whom made the *ultimate* sacrifice) over some cheap shit at Wal-Mart? I fear that if 9/11 was made a national holiday, it would suffer the same fate

Lord I never thought of that...yeah I would HATE to see 9/11 commercialized....little replicas of the twin towers, maybe with planes sticking out of them

That would be horrible.

That said I remember this day every year....and I salute the FDNY and others who helped in rescue missions and lost their lives that day.

[Flyndaran]

3000 people died. That's horrible. But if we dedicate a holdiy to every day that that many die, then every day of the year will become Car accident-Cancer-Heart Disease day.

The best way to remember the victims will be to carry on with our lives. Don't let the terrorists win by succumbing to fear. Cliche now, but true.