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Eugene

(61,899 posts) Sat Dec 6, 2014, 02:30 PM Dec 2014

Obama signs order keeping U.S. government offices closed December 26

Source: Reuters

Obama signs order keeping U.S. government offices closed December 26

WASHINGTON Fri Dec 5, 2014 7:52pm EST

President Barack Obama signed an executive order giving most federal workers that day off, meaning they will have a four-day weekend, with Christmas coming on a Thursday.

Some departments and agencies are permitted to order employees to work on Dec. 26 "for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need," according to the order, which was released by the White House.

(Reporting by Will Dunham; Editing by Sandra Maler)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/06/us-usa-federal-christmas-idUSKCN0JK01120141206

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Obama signs order keeping U.S. government offices closed December 26 (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2014 OP

Teabagger Congresscritters would scream "UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!1!!" Turbineguy Dec 2014 #1

But said t-bagger CONgressperson will absolutely not be working that day, n2doc Dec 2014 #4

Good move, Mr. President. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2014 #2

It may not have mattered TexasTowelie Dec 2014 #3

But, but what about the War on Christmas???? tanyev Dec 2014 #5

Or church and state. Igel Dec 2014 #6

Wish we'd get that in NYS govt AndreaCG Dec 2014 #7

TYRANNY! IMPEACH! JaneyVee Dec 2014 #8

I can see the GOP headlines now: bluevoter4life Dec 2014 #9

This is a long tradition. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #10

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

1. Teabagger Congresscritters would scream "UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!1!!"

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 02:39 PM

Dec 2014

But he might make them come in for work.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

4. But said t-bagger CONgressperson will absolutely not be working that day,

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 02:59 PM

Dec 2014

or for that matter the last half of this month

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,625 posts)

2. Good move, Mr. President.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 02:40 PM

Dec 2014

Time off at the holidays is a precious thing.

TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)

3. It may not have mattered

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 02:50 PM

Dec 2014

if the government shuts down again next week anyway.

tanyev

(42,559 posts)

5. But, but what about the War on Christmas????

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 03:03 PM

Dec 2014

Igel

(35,317 posts)

6. Or church and state.

Reply to tanyev (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 04:44 PM

Dec 2014

(Coming from a person who celebrates no holiday at the time, but is on forced vacation anyway while expected to work on days that I do observe because, well, our government is strictly observant of the separation of church and state, making no law respecting the establishment of religion. So I guess "Christmas" isn't derived from the Spanish, "Cristo, mas!" after all.)

AndreaCG

(2,331 posts)

7. Wish we'd get that in NYS govt

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 05:24 PM

Dec 2014

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

8. TYRANNY! IMPEACH!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 05:26 PM

Dec 2014

bluevoter4life

(787 posts)

9. I can see the GOP headlines now:

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 06:24 PM

Dec 2014

OBAMA SHUTS DOWN THE GOVERNMENT IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

Seriously though, this is great. Means I get two days of extra holiday pay. Not at all an unprecedented move.

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

10. This is a long tradition.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 06:26 PM

Dec 2014

Nearly every president gives the Friday off if Christmas falls on a Thursday.

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