>First, I'll point out that Thanksgiving is an American holiday, not a religious holiday, one of only a couple that really can hold that title.
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>Moving on, having the courtesy to give people time off to celebrate their religious holidays is good behavior on the part of any employer. Enough government employees celebrate these holidays that running any semblance of service on those days would be nearly impossible, so closing makes sense.
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>In fact, I grew up in Philadelphia, where public schools to this day are closed on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Why? Because there aren't teachers available to keep them open on those days, regardless of how many students might attend.
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>>If this idea gets to enough people, maybe our elected officials will stop
>>giving in to the minority opinions and begin, once again, to represent the
>>'majority' of ALL of the American people.
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>Another fallacy. In fact, our system of government was designed to protect the rights of minorities, while still allowing majority rule.
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>Tamar


Wow, this was like fresh air. What a shame it's not very exciting (i.e. no sensationalism). ;-)
Thank you Tamar.