Votes in the House were split with 90 Democrats voting in favor of the resolution. The resolution received unanimous support in the Senate.

  • balderdash@lemmy.zipOP
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    20 hours ago

    And I don’t understand why they would choose October 14th, which is George Floyd’s birthday.

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      19 hours ago

      Because it’s a chance to tacitly insult the late George Floyd, his family and friends, all his supporters, the ‘other team’, and the entire anti-racism movement that has pissed them off so much. They’re not going to pass up an opportunity like that.

    • Jay@lemmy.ca
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      19 hours ago

      Early christians decided to make Xmas in December to align with when pagans were celebrating winter solstice, in order to appropriate the holiday for themselves.

      Not saying that’s entirely the reason, but it sure is convenient for them to add their noise.