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I’m always bitter that I strain myself working on Labor Day to accommodate the influx of customers who have the day off.One of the many reasons I'm glad to have gotten the fuck out of the food/bev/hospitality business. The most soul-crushing shit is when those assholes come in and ask "why do they have you working on July 4th?" Well, Herschel, it's because assholes like you HAVE to eat at a restaurant on national holidays. Buy it : Teacher Quarantined Promoted To Stay At Home Cat Mom T-Shirt

Think about what you would do with a day off. Get some groceries, maybe grab a lunch with some friends while you don't have to be at the office, vote, buy a mattress?, and then start the night with an early happy hour while watching the results come in. The service sector will still be expected to work, and will be incentized to forgo voting if it doesn't fit in with their work schedule.An election week or vote by mail in every state would be the solutions that would actually make it easier for people to vote. Buy it : Teacher Quarantined 2020 Mask With My Homies Coronavirus Shirt

"Essential" is a term that's become relevant recently, but largely describes includes a ton of the (edit) people that work service-oriented jobs that, which can be genuinely essential...They definitely are the people with a lesser access to voting. Taking off from work, at an hourly or tip-based job, means a loss of income, especially on a national holiday.Yeah, it will become a day for mattress sales and the people with the least access to voting will have to work and still have the least access to voting. Buy it : Teacher Of The Most Awesome Peeps Funny Easter T-Shirt

In France the people managing the polling stations are usually people working at the town hall, municipal councillors or people picked by the parties/candidates at the election. And if there are still not enough people, the first to show up on election day (always a Sunday) are asked to stay for the day.Interesting. Here you are informed days before, and if you dont show up the police will search for you. Buy it : Teacher Math Mistakes Allow Thinking To Happen Shirt

Actually coming from another country, I really cannot understand, why it should not be a holiday or a Sunday (where most people have time). As a democratic country you should enable most of your citizens to be able to vote. And that is generally the case when they have time to vote.In Spain you cannot volunteer, the idea is to be 100% random. I like the system tbh, seems fair and more trustworthy than if people volunteered (although tbh it should be secure in both cases). Buy it : Teacher Make All Other Professions Possible Accountant Nurse Apple Book Shirt

I moved to a town a few hours away about 10 years ago and it was a surprise to me that the closest voting place, a primary school, didn't have a BBQ. It was the one and only time I voted there...It's been that way for as long as I can remember. I'm almost 40 and I still remember going down with my Dad on a Saturday morning. It was weird being at my primary school on a Saturday morning, but the sausage sandwich always helped. Buy it :  Teacher Llama Ain’T Got Time For Your Drama Vintage Shirt

There is no way to fully close the country, but having a paid holiday to go vote would still open the opportunity up to a lot of people that currently aren't able to go vote. However, even for the people who can take the day off now, they can still spend all day in line to vote, which is ridiculous. I feel a better option would be widespread mail-in voting or a full week or two to cast ballots. Or both. Buy it :  Teacher By Day Mask Maker By Night 2020 Quarantined Shirt

Yeah, I think a lot of people forget that a holiday is not a holiday for everyone. Generally the lower class does not get holidays off because of the types of jobs they work. I'm required to work weekends and holidays excluding Christmas day, I HIGHLY doubt we'd get a day off to vote. That being said, it's illegal not to let your employees go vote, but that doesn't mean you'll get paid for the time you're standing at the polls. Buy it :  Pretty Teacher Pencil Tt Gg Ii Ff Shirt

I think making Election Day multi-day (maybe Sunday through Tuesday) would help as people could find the time that worked for them. The idea that Election Day is one singular day was not what the founding fathers intended (though in fairness they didn’t intend for the common man to vote for president either). The first presidential elections happened at various times in the various states from April through November originally. Buy it :  Perfect Teacher Quarantined 2020 T-Shirt

I thought we were legally allowed to do this? Even as an hourly employee.Pretty sure we would still get paid for the time it took to go and come back too. So my job used to schedule people who were underaged or said they weren't planning on voting so they weren't have to deal with it. Or schedule the voters so they had time before or after work to vote. Buy it :  Good Teacher Nutrition Facts Shirt

Pretty sure we would still get paid for the time it took to go and come back too. So my job used to schedule people who were underaged or said they weren't planning on voting so they weren't have to deal with it. Or schedule the voters so they had time before or after work to vote.We don’t get it as a holiday in Canada either, I actually once got in shit for voting on my lunch break during work, and I worked in a salaried position with a work phone strapped to me at all times. I don’t need to be in the office dammit. Buy it :  Teacher Besties I’ll Be There For You From 6ft Away Shirt

We tried working a desk job in the 80s and 90s, but a workplace incident led us down a spiral resulting in such low self-esteem that we find ourselves now stuck in an abusive relationship with a pathological narcissist and, oh, dear god please let us not be pregnant.EDIT: Okay, firstly, thanks for the awards. It confirms my hypothesis that sleep deprivation begets Reddit swag. And secondly, some of y'all are taking this way too seriously. Chillax. Buy it :  Teacher And Trucker Book Apple Shirt

It used to take a full day or two for farmers to travel to the polling places; weekends were out because they went to church on Sundays, and farmers markets were often held on Wednesdays and Thursdays.I have a work colleague (in the UK) from oz and (she says) any time there's an election she has to send paperwork to the Aussie embassy explaining she's still in the UK and can't appear at her local polling precinct. Buy it :  Teacher 5 Out Of 5 Very Great And Can Do Virtually Anything Stars Shirt

There are other options too, including having a family member bring your voting paper to you and even telephone voting. Email and fax are options too, it's all about finding an individual option that works with that persons disability.Postal voting is available, but hasn't really been encouraged in the past. It's only intended for people who can't make it to the polls due to disabilities. But I hear they are beefing it up this year. Buy it :  Teacher 2020 The One Where I Quaranteach Shirt

In Canada it’s always on a weekday too, but there’s a law that says everyone must have at least 4 consecutive hours between 8am-8pm, so if someone is working 10am-6pm, the employer must give 2 hours off on one side.Over here in Germany, we only have one day to vote, but you can request a mail ballot if you for some reason can't or don't want to go to the polls. Plus it's always on Sundays where everything besides emergency services and restaurants is closed. Polling stations are everywhere, so manning them over more than one day would be an issue I feel. Buy it :  Teacher 2020 Quarantined Social Distancing Shirt

I heard one idea to have voting on both Sat and Sun but stagger the hours so all timezones finish at once. Then you don't have to worry about west coasters not voting at last minute because they like the projected presidential winner from the east coast.I love that you never have to worry about how to vote or if you'll have time. It's so easy to just rock up. You don't even need ID - you give your name and address and declaration that you haven't voted yet in that election. Then they cross your name out in their book. Buy it :  Teacher 2020 Quarantined Friends Version Shirt

Dr went away for college or anything then yeah, you're in trouble as you might need to get from Dublin to fecking Donegal to vote, which is like a 5+ hour bus ride (since most university students here don't have cars). But I've known plenty who do it, just miss their afternoon lectures to get the bus that'll get them home before 10pm Our votes happen on Saturdays. And you can vote early if you'll be out of area or unavailable due to work/travel/sickness. Voting is also compulsory for us though. Buy it :  Teacher 2020 Quarantined And Still There For You Shirt

Our elections in Ireland are usually on Thursdays or Fridays, but the polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm. Admittedly the land area we need to cover is a lot smaller than the US, and we make sure there's a lot of polling stations (they're usually in local primary schools) so realistically your polling station is never going to be more than about 10km (6ish miles) from where you live. Or rather from where you're registered to vote; if you forgot to re-register when you moved house. Buy it :  Teacher 2020 Book Quarantined And Still There For You Mask Shirt

I am mixed on holiday voting since I personally don't think it solves the problem. The only way it works is if it's on like a Wednesday so people don't just long weekend it. Also it needs to be mandatory as in all retail fast food ect are closed.[Edit: I actually missed the time requirement the Canadian laws have which is 3 consecutive hours between 830 to 830. I will leave the above incorrect example up. Personally I believe I have had employers in Canada violate this fairly easily and with impunity when I worked retail]. Buy it :  Teacher 100 Days Of Mischief Managed Hary Potter Shirt

Voting in Canada is on weekdays too, but it's law that employers give you time to go vote during the workday.I think you missed a pretty important part. Things are way more spread out in the US, in the days before cars it could take people a full day just to get to their voting location. They couldn't just walk there from church.Hell, in 1925 my great grandpa compound fractured his leg, it took them 26hrs to get him to a hospital, this was northern Wisconsin. Buy it :  Support Teachers Apple Red For Ed Arizona Shirt

This is also the reason schools have summer breaks. Kids could help work the field in the summer. Back in school once harvest was completed.Still seems like a weird idea. In Switzerland, voting day is on Sunday exactly because of church. Back in the day, people went to church with the envelope in their coat pocket, and after services they walked over to the school and dropped in their votes. Because Sunday was the day where farmers had to be in town anyway. Buy it :  Rip Chadwick Bosman Black Panther 1977-2020 Signature Shirt

It's a pretty common theme. I think it's more noticeable in the US because other countries are either older so they've been updating their laws for many centuries anyway or significantly younger so their laws either aren't seen with the same sanctity that is often placed on laws in the US (particularly laws introduced by founders either as actual laws or embedded within the constitution) or are modern enough as it is. Buy it :  Kobe Bryant Forever 24th Version Black White Shirt

I think it would be a smart move. Except I don't know how we could possibly get a group of people to agree to anything even close to what we have now. 2nd Amendment is a hot topic of debate as is. We argue it all the time. Plus if it conflicts any existing state constitution you run into more problems. Its somewhat like going to the dentist. If you go every few years you're alright. Wait 244 years and its gonna hurt. Buy it :  Vintage Take Chances Make Mistakes Get Messy #ThirdGradeTeacher Shirt

One could argue this is one of it's problems. The average lifespan of any nation's constitution is 17 years since 1789. I think if we can consistently update it as time goes on we would be okay, but as you said it needs a serious overhaul and I'm fearful that it is almost impossible to do at times. Sometimes I wonder if the US should rewrite it's constitution. Buy it :  Vintage Take Chances Make Mistakes Get Messy Shirt

 That was one thing when it was the 13 states colonies of New England, all of whom have relatively similar cultures if not socioeconomic needs but nowadays I have a hard time coming up with much that 38 of the states will agree on. As the US has expanded, states have very different circumstances with populations that prioritize issues very differently. Buy it :  Black Panther Wakanda Walt Diney Shirt

It's also monstrously difficult to amend the constitution. There's a couple ways to do it, but either way you need a 3/4 majority of states to approve an amendment (and the "typical" process also takes a 2/3 majority of both the House and the Senate). I admire the idea, but you're neglecting one simple fact - that process would inevitably be co-opted by the greedy & powerful as well. Buy it :  Horror Characters Trick Or Treat Let’s Go Party Shirt

The presidency didn’t have term limits until the 22nd Amendment in 1951. The tradition of two terms was established by Washington, and the rest followed suit, until FDR decided to run for a third, and then after that term, a fourth.Unless you get more people like Susan Collins. She promised yo self limit her time as a senator and work towards implementing term limits as law, now she's running for a 5th term. Buy it :  Jesus Loves You But I Don’t Go Fuck Yourself Shirt

But new blood breeds new ideas. And saying the next voted in politician would have no experience is not true, nor does it really matter either. Sarah Palin was a housewife that turned mayor because she spoke up about the corruption in her local government. She did so well as a mayor she won a governor's seat. Political experience can come from anywhere. Buy it :  Cute Dachshund Dog I Hate Cats Shirt

 Just came back to say this is why I love this country. Opinions and thoughtful conversation on serious topics. I personally just get an uneasy feeling when I hear of someone that's been in office for 30+ years. But again, that is how our system works and I fully understand that. Even if the term limits were 10 years or however long, personally, I would like to see the end of lifelong politicians. Not that they are all bad. Buy it :  Chadwick Bosman Black Panther Avengers Wakanda Forever Shirt

"Every nineteen or twenty years" and yet many members of Congress have been in place for over 30+ years. Not much change and revision happening there.People have been in congress for a longer period of time than the age of the founding fathers when they created the system that is being taken advantage of.While not directly related, I definitely believe the generational gap between those currently in power and those who are currently 20-30 is a large factor in why our system is so messed up. Buy it :  Chadwick Bosman 1976-2020 Thank You For The Memories Signature Shirt

100% correct. Thomas Jefferson wrote that we should “provide in our constitution for its revision at stated periods.” “[E]ach generation” should have the “solemn opportunity” to update the constitution “every nineteen or twenty years,” thus allowing it to “be handed on, with periodical repairs, from generation to generation, to the end of time.” That’s one of the founding fathers. But now we wouldn’t dare change anything...and it shows. Buy it :  Sunflower Teacher Of All The Things Shirt

 The fact it’s in November also has to do with farm culture. Spring and summer and early fall were seen as impractical since that’s when planting and harvesting take place. By November the harvest has been completed and it’s not yet harsh winter whether.So basically no it was not to deter voting, but now most people don’t work in agriculture and I agree that it needs to be updated. Buy it :  Sunflower Leopard Teacher Love What You Do Shirt

Originally it was a scheme to make it easier for people to vote. The majority of people used to make a living in agriculture and since most didn’t live in cities but rather rural areas it would take 1 day to get to their voting place. Sunday was seen as impractical since everyone went to mass and Wednesday was market day for farmers. So Tuesday was picked as it was seen as the most convenient option.  Buy it :  Sunflower I Became A Teacher Because Your Life Is Worth My Time Shirt

Not sure where you heard that, but the actual reason is that catholics celebrate all saints day on November 1st. Even though its not as big as it used to be, back then it would have been like holding elections on Christmas.We have elections on Sundays and vote by mail if you order the papers before the election. This is to make it easier for most working people to vote. Buy it :  Strong Girl Mask Math Teacher Tattoos Coronavirus Shirt

In my county you can vote up to three weeks early 5 days a week 8am-5pm and Saturday/Sunday before the election at the Board of Elections office. That and anyone can request a mail-in ballot. I'm not exactly from a major metropolitan area, so I thought this sort of thing was standard.Fun fact voting day is actually the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, so if November 1 is a Tuesday that’s not voting day it would be the following week. Buy it :  Stepdad The Best Kind Of Dad A Dad Who Became A Role Model Teacher And Friend Not Because He Had To But Because He Wanted To Shirt

Now I live in New York, where it took an emergency executive order to allow absentee voting during the peak of the COVID crisis when hundreds of people were dying every day.Ah. That’s not how the system is set up. States are given the power to run election (time place and manner clause of the US Constitution). Even for federal offices, elections are held according to state by state rules. Buy it :  Sloth Sleeping Stay Out Of My Bubble Covid 19 Shirt

Many voters don't even know early voting exists in their state. They really need to get the word out. I've been posting this early voting calendar link for months to show people which states have it and for how early.When I was living in Washington they would send me a ballot without me having to request it, which was as convenient as it gets. Fill it out, sign, seal, drop it back in the mailbox for the mailman to pick back up. If I remember correctly, it didn't even require postage. They also sent a booklet with candidates' personal statements, a list of major endorsements from outside groups, and arguments for and against each ballot question. Buy it :  Retired Teacher Under New Management See Grandkids For Details Shirt

This is crazy! I'm from the UK and have voted in maybe a dozen elections, in person and by post, and it's never taken me more than 2 minutes flat to walk in, vote, and leave; not to mention you can do it early in the morning or late into the evening The federal government could just as easily mandate that every employer must give each employee a set amount of paid time off to vote on the day of the election, be it four hours or whatever. But it doesn't ever feel like the US wants people to actually vote. Buy it :  Retired Teacher Promoted To Stay At Home Paw Dog Mom Shirt

This is all further compounded by access to speedy voting. In more populous areas, lines at voting centers can take hours. This has gotten worse recently as voting locations have been "consolidated." So much so that in the primaries alone, voters in Texas waited over six hours in line to vote. Presidential election day is looking to be worse.It's not easy to convince someone who can't afford to miss a day of work to make that sacrifice. Buy it :  Retired Teacher Knows More Than She Says And Notices More Than You Realize Shirt

That's so crazy to me. In Canada, we are allowed 4 hours to go vote during the work day, whether it be federal or provincial elections. At least in my job we are, and I thought that it was mandated everywhere.It's generally the same across the USA, though exact laws vary by state and the time, if it must be taken out of the work day, is potentially unpaid. This is generally not great, as there is a non-trivial portion of the population that can't afford to take that time unpaid. Buy it :  Retire Teacher School Is Out Forever Retired And Loving It Shirt

The police acted unprofessionally by laughing and making jokes and they should be punished for that, but that could very well be be a way to cope with a stressful situation. Once the guy started having a seizure their attitude changed completely and they immediately called for medical help. A doctor had already been called before but he just concluded that the guy was under influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Buy it : Pre-K Squad Preschool Teacher Back To School Gift Shirt

The video shows the guy bashing his head into the wall repeatedly, that causes him to bleed profusely. The police officers have to restrain him for his own safety. You can argue about the amount of force used and if it was really necessary to have 5 people restraining him but the guy was in full meltdown mode. I can understand why they didn't want to take risks.I'm going to get downvoted into oblivion but I think it's important to point out of few things. The video is available online for everyone who wishes to see for themselves. Buy it : Official You Can’t Scare Me I’m A Preschool Teacher Halloween Shirt

Never forget what the Belgians did in the Congo. Not hard to imagine they continue the tradition of sadistic racism in the country today.Their faces shouldn’t be blurred. Hate lives on strongly through anonymity. We see it on the internet so often we literally can’t avoid it, and it’s because people can spread their hate without consequence because they can hide who they are. But just like cockroaches, if you shine a light on these fuckers they scurry away. Buy it : Never Underestimate A Teacher Who Survived 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Shirt

Ok, but like why. Why would someone seemingly randomly give a nazi salute, who is she signaling to? The other officers are busy suffocating a man for harming himself, which, wtf, but I'm still confused how this makes any sense.My guess is that the guy was calling them nazis, fachists or something like that (that happens pretty often when someone is arrested). And they are having fun and mocking him (in the video they are laughting, all the offricers not just the woman doing the salute). Buy it : Official Thanksgiving Teacher Teach The Coolest Turkeys In The Flock Shirt

Yeah, basically every country the Nazis occupied had some degree of collaboration. I was referring specifically to the Belgian collaboration done by the Rexist Party under Degrelle and the Flemish VNV. Degrelle killed many of his own countrymen during the war, joined a Belgian Waffen SS unit, tried to sell out part of the country to be annexed by Germany, and fled to Francoist Spain after the war. Buy it : Never Underestimate A Teacher Who Survived 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Apple Mask Shirt

There are racists and Nazi sympathizers in the Netherlands and Belgium, certainly. I ran into some in bars while visiting there 2 years ago. Very strong anti immigration sentiment among them. It's quite strange to see Europeans say that it isn't a real problem over there.I don’t know a lot about Belgium, but I had really hoped y’all over that had moved past this shit after that scum bucket traitor Degrelle got ousted. Your country was literally fucking occupied by the Nazis, with multiple groups of collaborators actively working to keep your people oppressed. Buy it : Nebraska Teachers 2020 The One Where They Were Quarantined 2020 T-Shirt

Just FYI the atrocities committed in Congo during the rule of Leopold II happened when the Congo was personally owned by Leopold II, it was the Congo Free State. When the atrocities came to light, the Belgian government annexed the Congo free state and created Belgian Congo. While it wasn't perfect, the rubber quotas and hand shopping disappeared.Dont come at me with the “ bUt aMeRicA...” yes, Im aware the US, like almost all European nations, is guilty of racism and oppression. This is not a debate on that fact. Buy it : My Students Are A Pot Of Gold Teacher St Patrick’s Day Shirt

I keep getting a sense that people think police brutality, wild and rampant political corruption is this American theme or something. Those in power abuse it regardless of what form of government is run. While some places are better the absolute shit show that is the current world is not exclusive to The United States.Wealth inequality, lack of education, rising home costs and overall treatment of everyday people is a world wide problem that doesn’t exist solely in one nation or another. People regardless of nationality have no say in this world. And it’s been that way forever. This world was not made for us. Buy it : My Son Is A Teacher T-shirt For Mom And Dad For Men Women T-Shirt

I lived in the Netherlands for some years, and hearing my coworkers talk about Moroccans, refugees, Greece, Spain, etc always had me thinking that these people are just a couple of mental hoops from literal Nazis, - all it needs is some charismatic bastard that will say the right things at the right time, and they are going to follow. Almost happened in 2002 with Pim Fortuyn Lol don't get fooled, since Trump became president every single European racist channeled his spirit from overseas. I've never seen so many swastikas and Nazi salutes in my life. Buy it : My Class Is Full Of Lucky Charms Funny Teacher T-Shirt

The reaction of these policemen and women is absolutely disgusting. Instead of calling an ambulance for someone who's clearly hurt and freaking out, they make the situation worse by literally sitting on him with multiple people!!!Western Europe is so much more racist than everyone thinks it is. It's not as explicit as in US, but that's even more dangerous, - it's a hidden cancerous tumor, not an open wound. This photo is just a rare open exhibit of what many think and feel over there. Buy it : Music Teachers 2020 The One Where They Was Quarantined Social Distancing T-Shirt