Did you vote today? You might have had the chance, thanks to the work of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform. Among other recommendations, the bipartisan commission, headed jointly by former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, suggested that elections take place on a federal holiday, possibly on Veterans Day.
While President Bush gave tacit approval to many of the Commission’s recommendations, the idea of voting on a holiday seems not to have been one of them. I think its a shame, personally. I consider the duty of voting to be important enough to deserve a holiday of its own. Maybe some day.