Sign The Petition! To Make OD A National Holiday

Mr. Baseball · 03-03-2014, 07:06 PM

Not sure if any of you are familiar with whitehouse.gov, but it states that if you get 100,000 signatures for any cause within thirty days, the President is required to respond in some way to the petition.

Budweiser and Ozzie Smith (yes that Ozzie Smith) started a petition to make Opening Day a national holiday. So far the petition has just over 56,000 signatures, but it still needs 44,000 more!

Let's go guys! Do your part!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...liday/3XNmgfBb

ezpkns34 · 03-03-2014, 08:39 PM

Nothing says national holiday like celebrating a game being played in another country

PSUColonel · 03-03-2014, 09:25 PM

I really agree with this! Baseball is making a serious comeback I think...the NFL will not be whet it's been within the next couple of decades.

EDIT: I won't sign though, as I will not give this government my information on a silver platter.

RchW · 03-03-2014, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

I really agree with this! Baseball is making a serious comeback I think...the NFL will not be whet it's been within the next couple of decades.

EDIT: I won't sign though, as I will not give this government my information on a silver platter.

They have it already. From businesses you frequent.

Fyrestorm3 · 03-03-2014, 09:41 PM

Even as a baseball fan, I find the concept of this utterly ridiculous. Hilarious, but ridiculous. Let's use that website for serious issues, rather than demanding that the President take time away from his work to acknowledge a sporting event. Big picture, people.

le receveur · 03-03-2014, 10:00 PM

can not do such a thing. sorry

PSUColonel · 03-03-2014, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

They have it already. From businesses you frequent.

That's why I said "silver platter".

justafan · 03-03-2014, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

Even as a baseball fan, I find the concept of this utterly ridiculous. Hilarious, but ridiculous. Let's use that website for serious issues, rather than demanding that the President take time away from his work to acknowledge a sporting event. Big picture, people.

Oh, you're serious?

The Game · 03-04-2014, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Baseball

Not sure if any of you are familiar with whitehouse.gov, but it states that if you get 100,000 signatures for any cause within thirty days, the President is required to respond in some way to the petition.

Budweiser and Ozzie Smith (yes that Ozzie Smith) started a petition to make Opening Day a national holiday. So far the petition has just over 56,000 signatures, but it still needs 44,000 more!

Let's go guys! Do your part!

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...liday/3XNmgfBb

Didn't the deportation of Beiber have over 300,000 signatures? What did Obama do? BO is a fake baseball fan so unlikely he will make it a national holiday. GWB might have since he owned the Rangers.

Jason · 03-04-2014, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

Even as a baseball fan, I find the concept of this utterly ridiculous. Hilarious, but ridiculous. Let's use that website for serious issues, rather than demanding that the President take time away from his work to acknowledge a sporting event. Big picture, people.

Well, to be fair, the President is a baseball fan and has routinely talked on Opening Day about the White Sox. So he'll take time away on OD anyway. But it's not like he responds...it's a staffer who's hired to handle that site.

sandman2575 · 03-04-2014, 10:36 AM

I'd love to live in a universe where Opening Day were a national holiday, but let's be honest, it ain't gonna happen. Just think of the economic implications. And what about other professional sports? Don't you think if MLB got its own national holiday, Roger Goodell and David Stern etc. would be battering down Congressional doors to get holidays for their leagues?

Seems like a PR stunt by Budweiser. Hate to sound so cynical though.

Astros33Resurrected · 03-04-2014, 10:39 AM

As a bank employee, I approve the idea of having as many national holidays as possible.

Fyrestorm3 · 03-04-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

Didn't the deportation of Beiber have over 300,000 signatures?

My point exactly.

Are some of you actually serious about making Opening Day a national holiday? I was going under the assumption that most of us here realized that it's just a PR stunt and were signing it for a laugh. Opening Day cannot be a national holiday; the concept is simply ludicrous.

Caporegime · 03-04-2014, 02:02 PM

Not to hock green, smelly loogies on the idea, because I absolutely love baseball with all my heart. I really do. However, if we could add another national holiday to the calendar, I'd rather return to the days when we recognized both Washington's AND Lincoln's birthdays as separate national holidays in lieu of the ridiculously generic & historically disrespectful "Presidents Day" we celebrate now.

rudel.dietrich · 03-04-2014, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

Even as a baseball fan, I find the concept of this utterly ridiculous. Hilarious, but ridiculous. Let's use that website for serious issues, rather than demanding that the President take time away from his work to acknowledge a sporting event. Big picture, people.

I could not agree more

If anything takes the governments focus off building that Death Star then I will be seriously pissed

rudel.dietrich · 03-04-2014, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

I really agree with this! Baseball is making a serious comeback I think...the NFL will not be whet it's been within the next couple of decades.

EDIT: I won't sign though, as I will not give this government my information on a silver platter.

Do you not file tax return?
(be careful how you answer that

)

John Madden · 03-05-2014, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

Do you not file tax return?
(be careful how you answer that

)

Or keep up with Selective Service, have a SSN, driver's license...

One thing we know for sure; there's an extensive tin foil hat collection.

rudel.dietrich · 03-06-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Astros33Resurrected

As a bank employee, I approve the idea of having as many national holidays as possible.

As a bank customer, the 45 minutes that your open on any given week are hard enough to contend with.

Leo_The_Lip · 03-07-2014, 12:10 PM

So we are going to make a game between two teams very few real fans actually care about that is played in Australia or Japan the basis for a National Holiday?

Skipaway · 03-07-2014, 12:46 PM

The US doesn't have true national holidays. There is no day in federal law that asks for businesses to rest and people all take a holiday. The federal holidays are for public employees, and many people working for private businesses don't get to enjoy them.

I am not sure national holidays would even be constitutional.

03-03-2014, 07:06 PM	#1
Mr. Baseball All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mequon, Wisconsin Posts: 1,020	Sign The Petition! To Make OD A National Holiday Not sure if any of you are familiar with whitehouse.gov, but it states that if you get 100,000 signatures for any cause within thirty days, the President is required to respond in some way to the petition. Budweiser and Ozzie Smith (yes that Ozzie Smith) started a petition to make Opening Day a national holiday. So far the petition has just over 56,000 signatures, but it still needs 44,000 more! Let's go guys! Do your part! https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...liday/3XNmgfBb __________________ Duluth Danger (HBL) Dynasty Report -- Online League Franchise Duluth - 1985/1989 North League Champions!

03-04-2014, 02:02 PM	#14
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	Not to hock green, smelly loogies on the idea, because I absolutely love baseball with all my heart. I really do. However, if we could add another national holiday to the calendar, I'd rather return to the days when we recognized both Washington's AND Lincoln's birthdays as separate national holidays in lieu of the ridiculously generic & historically disrespectful "Presidents Day" we celebrate now. __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

03-07-2014, 12:10 PM	#19
Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,703	So we are going to make a game between two teams very few real fans actually care about that is played in Australia or Japan the basis for a National Holiday? __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

03-07-2014, 12:46 PM	#20
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	The US doesn't have true national holidays. There is no day in federal law that asks for businesses to rest and people all take a holiday. The federal holidays are for public employees, and many people working for private businesses don't get to enjoy them. I am not sure national holidays would even be constitutional. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

03-03-2014, 08:39 PM	#2
ezpkns34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 693	Nothing says national holiday like celebrating a game being played in another country

03-03-2014, 09:25 PM	#3
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	I really agree with this! Baseball is making a serious comeback I think...the NFL will not be whet it's been within the next couple of decades. EDIT: I won't sign though, as I will not give this government my information on a silver platter.

03-03-2014, 09:41 PM	#5
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	Even as a baseball fan, I find the concept of this utterly ridiculous. Hilarious, but ridiculous. Let's use that website for serious issues, rather than demanding that the President take time away from his work to acknowledge a sporting event. Big picture, people.

03-03-2014, 10:00 PM	#6
le receveur All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: canada Posts: 1,736	can not do such a thing. sorry

03-04-2014, 10:36 AM	#11
sandman2575 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 255	I'd love to live in a universe where Opening Day were a national holiday, but let's be honest, it ain't gonna happen. Just think of the economic implications. And what about other professional sports? Don't you think if MLB got its own national holiday, Roger Goodell and David Stern etc. would be battering down Congressional doors to get holidays for their leagues? Seems like a PR stunt by Budweiser. Hate to sound so cynical though.

03-04-2014, 10:39 AM	#12
Astros33Resurrected Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lufkin, TX Posts: 2,213	As a bank employee, I approve the idea of having as many national holidays as possible.