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In the discussion thread: Missouri Lawmaker Wants Stores Closed for Thanksgiving [View all]

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 03:17 PM

JDPriestly (37,723 posts)

30. The government has the right to enforce a day of respite

for working people.

You don't have to have a fortunate life to enjoy a day of peace and quiet and no work. If you just take a walk in a park or call a friend, that is restful.

If you don't have family or friends, volunteer to help others on Thanksgiving. Find a shelter or hospice in your area and, if you have nothing more, share your good health (or at least not so bad health) with others. Do the same on Christmas. It isn't about religion. It is about remembering we are human beings and not speechless animals.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
Missouri Lawmaker Wants Stores Closed for Thanksgiving [View all]	pstokely	Dec 2012	OP
Not such a bad idea. The old "blue laws" may have been too restictive, but...	TreasonousBastard	Dec 2012	#1
Can't cities do this?	Jeff In Milwaukee	Dec 2012	#3
Sure they can. Paramus NJ is shut down on Sundays and has been for years...	TreasonousBastard	Dec 2012	#38
wow. what a dumb ass....	bowens43	Dec 2012	#2
Missouri was one of the later states to eliminate blue laws	liberal N proud	Dec 2012	#4
The only solution for this is for people not to shop...	cynatnite	Dec 2012	#5
True, but now they make it an incentive	Sweet Freedom	Dec 2012	#37
Stupid idea	dbackjon	Dec 2012	#6
Good for him.	Arkana	Dec 2012	#7
Grocerie Stores	Hayabusa	Dec 2012	#19
gas stations? the power company? the gas company? the water company? drug stores?	onenote	Dec 2012	#24
Group Homes	HockeyMom	Dec 2012	#27
I dont understand. Why? nm	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#35
My Wife Is A 25	1ProudAtheist	Dec 2012	#8
What a great idea. I think we should go even farther. Lets have a Freedom day and force everyone	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#36
Think of it as an extension of labor laws	tinrobot	Dec 2012	#9
Or say that every worker has the right to negotiate a rate for the day	muriel_volestrangler	Dec 2012	#14
What makes "retail" workers more special than other workers?	onenote	Dec 2012	#25
As Jon Stewart said last night, look out Halloween.	truthisfreedom	Dec 2012	#10
Good. Nt	xchrom	Dec 2012	#11
Everything old is new again. Remember when all businesses were closed on holidays, and on Sundays?	jonesgirl	Dec 2012	#12
that was back in the day	barbtries	Dec 2012	#16
I was a youngster then. It goes to show how much Wall Street has damaged America, and that everyone	jonesgirl	Dec 2012	#18
The only thing worse than a pro-Corporate politician...	randome	Dec 2012	#13
wasting time imo	barbtries	Dec 2012	#15
Good for him.	rosesaylavee	Dec 2012	#17
really?	barbtries	Dec 2012	#20
Christmas is technically for Christians	ErikJ	Dec 2012	#22
Yes, I think it's a good thing.	rosesaylavee	Dec 2012	#41
blue laws are inevitably arbitrary and unfair	onenote	Dec 2012	#21
I am for this also. I do not shop on Thanksgiving.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#23
What if you're not thankful, and your friends are dicks and your family is dead?	Atman	Dec 2012	#28
The government has the right to enforce a day of respite	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#30
Then impose a limit on the number of days or hours that people can be required to work	onenote	Dec 2012	#32
Labor Day would be fine.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#39
But as a practical matter, many of us are speechless animals.	Atman	Dec 2012	#33
So every American has to believe in the same traditions?	Atman	Dec 2012	#26
REMEMBER THE VALUES: family is more important than shopping, RIGHT?	Yupy	Dec 2012	#29
re:Missouri Lawmaker Wants Stores Closed for Thanksgiving	allan01	Dec 2012	#31
We allow idiots to buy guns anytime but we will not allow shopping on Thanksgiving?	rhett o rick	Dec 2012	#34
I would support this	ButterflyBlood	Dec 2012	#40

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