Bush Issues Executive Order-Federal Employees Off December 24

The White House ^ | 12-06-07 | George Bush

[icwhatudo]

Executive Order: Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Monday, December 24, 2007

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. All executive branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Monday, December 24, 2007, the day before Christmas Day, except as provided in section 2 below.

Sec. 2. The heads of executive branch departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that certain employees must report for duty on December 24, 2007, for reasons of national security or defense or other public need.

Sec. 3. Monday, December 24, 2007, shall be considered as falling within the scope of Executive Order 11582 of February 11, 1971, and of 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b) and other similar statutes insofar as they relate to the pay and leave of employees of the United States.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 6, 2007.

[icwhatudo]

Wohooo! Government employees rejoice!

[GreenLanternCorps]

My company is closed on December 24th. It’s not like any work would get done anyway...

[Terabitten]

It’s not like any work would get done anyway...

LOL exactly.

[ozaukeemom]

Our company asked for volunteers to work so the majority could have off. I volunteered. It will be quiet and I can wear my jammies if I want to! lol Then I get an extra 8 hours to take another time. :)

[livius]

That’s good! No work gets done anyway, as others have commented, and it also does make life easier for people who have to travel or even just get their Christmas presents out. Plus it reaffirms what is our tradition, here, in our country.

[Republican Landslide]

WOOHOO!!!

If Fed Employees were at work that day they would just be grumbling and wondering when the boss was going to send them home early...

[SeanOGuano]

That’s going to piss off that athiest guy in California.

[hkp123]

We, the “little people”, have to work that day. Who else is going to pay the “chosen ones” their outrageous salaries? Give me a break. I’m so disgusted anymore with Washington. Fat a$$ hogs living off the scraps of the “little people”. Their day of reckoning will come someday and not too soon.

[rednesss]

I’m sure there are many people that would like to give that guy a golden shower.

[garyb]

Most of “we the people” do have 12/24 off as an employer provided benefit.

I don’t think it is unreasonable to expect an employer, the federal government, to offer it off as a benefit as well.

Before the EO, federal employees were scheduled for ten days off in calendar year 2007. Ten to eleven days seems pretty typical.

[Irish Rose]

Good for him! People should be home with their families on Christmas Eve. And America will hardly be the worse off for these people not working a day.

[Terabitten]

We, the “little people”, have to work that day.

Who's making you?

[DrDeb]

‘We, the “little people”, have to work that day’
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Really? Neither my husband or I work on the 24th . . . and while he is a handsomely ‘big’ man, I’m on the “little” end of the continuum!

RELAX . . . ‘tis the season to be jolly!

[TNCMAXQ]

To listen to the unions though the president has no heart and does not care about working people, especially government employees.

[fhayek]

All federal employees off December 24th (except athiests). That would have burned ‘em.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

That’s going to piss off that athiest guy in California.

And the long-time one - Rob Sherman - here in Illinois who has been filing lawsuits for years.

[diogenes ghost]

This is Government's form of a bonus. Non-essential folks get paid day off, others are treated same as holiday, double-time.

In 35 years as an ATC, I only recall 3 or 4 years when we didn't get it, although there were a couple of times we got 4 hours instead of 8.

[TexasRedeye]

My company is closed on December 24th. It’s not like any work would get done anyway...

Geeeez, get real! So now no work is going to get done on the 21st! Declare the 21st a "day off" and no work would get done on the 20th - ad infinitum!

Come to think of though, that's not a bad idea at all, hehehehehe! Just another gubmint free day!

[Recon Dad]

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Grant pardons to the two border guards. (would have been my choice)

[commish]

We, the “little people”, have to work that day. Who else is going to pay the “chosen ones” their outrageous salaries? Give me a break. I’m so disgusted anymore with Washington. Fat a$$ hogs living off the scraps of the “little people”. Their day of reckoning will come someday and not too soon.

You are so right, why the hell should that "FAT ASS HOG" Private or Airman making $15,000 a year DARE ask for Christmas eve off!!!! And that dam Secretary making $20,000 a year... how dare her "Chosen One" butt be off too!!!!

[KarlInOhio]

Since this only affects the executive branch, I guess Congress will keep on working until 5pm on Christmas Eve.

Seriously though, does this effect the Post Office? Or will the last delivery day be 12/22?

[gathersnomoss]

Why not open the boarders for the holidays? Oh, that won’t be necessary as they never close? Never mind.

[mimaw]

Not everyone has to work, get in the Christmas Spirit.

[Past Your Eyes]

Uptight again, eh?
It’s been done before. When I was in the military and Christmas came on Tuesday, we got the Monday off. Or maybe it was Thursday and we got Friday off. In any case, Reagan was the president and we know how horrible he was. How much do you suppose will get done anyway.
I was already planning on taking it off anyway. And I don’t even work for the government.

[Past Your Eyes]

The boarders will have to fend for themselves. I’m not going to feed them.

[AliVeritas]

Let me guess... not one atheist complained or grabbed the ACLU to stop it. /s

[Arkinsaw]

for reasons of national security or defense or other public need. Seems like this should be the requirement for staying open ANY DAY.

[omega4179]

This is an INSULT to Islam. /s

[CindyDawg]

With or without pay?

[hkp123]

I am a small business owner and farmer (no subsidies, thank you) and my wife is a retail florist. Granted, Christmas is busy but with funerals and other occasions, we rarely get a day off. I’m talking 24/7/365. I’m sure most other small businesses are in the same boat. What else other than small business is keeping this economy chugging along? Is it the government? Manufacturing? BANKS? Entertainment? Housing? No. They're either non-existent or broke.

[SandyInSeattle]

Jealousy is sooooo unbecoming.

[icwhatudo]

With pay!

[hkp123]

I liked Reagan, but it was him that gave us (some of us) another day off - MLK Day.

[Fox_Mulder77]

I wish the President could have put a provision in there that forced the congress to work on the 24th.

[xtinct]

Surprised the looney left isn't going completely berzerk right now --> G.W. used the word "Christmas" in the memo...

rofl

[Mrs.Liberty]

Well, I am a federal employee, but certainly not one of the chosen ones/fat ass hogs with an outrageous salary. In fact, if I worked in the private sector I'd be making a hell of a lot more than I am now.

I'm glad for the day off--but if he hadn't granted it I would have taken it off, or at least half a day anyway. My husband is a defense contractor...and will have to take leave since his office will be closed.

[cll]

Government employees work?

[GAB-1955]

Not always. The Feds I work with (I am a contractor) get a lot of work done when the boss isn’t there!

[hkp123]

Why not go into the private sector and make a Hell of a lot more? NO BENEFITS like your used to. The TAXPAYERS are pissed!

[Sybeck1]

I have to work that day. Dang private sector accountants!

[DoughtyOne]

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

On December 24th, we will begin to enforce Article 4 Section 4 of the United States Constitution as I have sworn to do.

Over and out...

[Cagey]

In fact, if I worked in the private sector I'd be making a hell of a lot more than I am now.

[sure_fine]

good thing federal employees don’t do farm work, or re store clerks, nurses, waitresses, ect;, ..

[sure_fine]

run gas stations and airports

[Earthdweller]

Uh Oh! He used that word with Christ in it again. I hope the commies give birth to a brick cow.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Well, I am a federal employee, but certainly not one of the chosen ones/fat ass hogs with an outrageous salary

We call it the buddy system where i work as long as your a yes man or a ass kisser your in the system everyone else is just fodder for shot ! and yes it's Gov work

[rintense]

Violation of separation of church and state!!!!

[halfright]

>>>With pay!

With pay providing you have annual leave accrued to cover 8 hours. If not, you don’t get paid and the bosses are pissed that you didnt have 8 hours saved up.

[Rennes Templar]

Right. It should be referred to as the day off before the winter equinox festival.

[nutmeg]

As Howie Carr would say: "It's a Hack-O-Rama!"