When HR 1388, the so-called Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, came up for a vote, all eight of North Carolina’s Democratic congressmen voted for it. On the Senate side, Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Richard Burr joined in support of the bill. Meanwhile, all five of the state’s Republican members voted against it.
So, what does this noble-sounding legislation do? It designates Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service instead of a day of remembrance for those killed in the largest terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil. The motive for the legislation is described here:
The plan is to turn a “day of fear” that helps Republicans into a day of activism called the National Day of Service that helps the left. In other words, nihilistic liberals are planning to drain 9/11 of all meaning.
“They think it needs to be taken back from the right,” said the source. “They’re taking that day and they’re breaking it because it gives Republicans an advantage. To them, that day is a fearful day.”
Given the revelation recently that most members of Congress don’t read the bills they are asked to vote on, maybe we should give the benefit of the doubt to North Carolina’s Democrats and Burr. Perhaps the high-sounding bill title seduced them into voting for it. But maybe not. All of the state’s House Republicans thought the legislation too unsavory to support. Are they just less legislatively promiscuous or did they actually read the bill?
