A Presidents' Day petition

Officially this day is in celebration of one our greatest founding fathers and our very first president George Washington. It is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February, but was originally meant to be celebrated on his birthday which falls on the 22nd. Since it never lands on the 22nd, "Washington's Birthday" in some sense is a misnomer. Now it's chiefly regarded as Presidents' Day, a day to honor and remember past presidents.

I'm angry that hardly anyone gets the day off to celebrate me

We do not give enough credit to certain presidents and that is why we should have presidents day off. Like Memorial day, it would only make sense to pay our respects on the day that was set aside for them. Here is a list of some reasons as to why all employers should consider giving their employees the day off for Presidents' Day.

• We wouldn't have a holiday off until May otherwise. That's 5 months without a holiday off. The waiting time to next holiday could be reduced to 2 months instead. 

• Employers who have rested employees means more productivity, right?

• Without presidents we wouldn't have a nation and we wouldn't have jobs to go to. Therefore, let's have this day off because of that fact.

• Presidents are celebrities and many admire celebrities, so we should have the day off to celebrate them. 

• Or, if you don't like presidents in general, then you ought to get the day off and especially if the current president doesn't appeal to you. 

• This would be a good day to hold a protest against a president you don't particularly like. Since protesting is a favorite American past time, this would greatly reinforce the idea of actually having this day off to participate in such activities. 

• Washington is almost like a super hero which is reason enough to justify a day off.

George mad! Boat crowded!

• It should be used as a mental day off for things presidents screw up. For example, like a president putting the country in an absurd amount of debt.

• Some people will take it off anyway. Why not grant this to everybody and not make those poor employees use up their precious paid time off. 

• Some school kids get this day off, so why not the rest of us? They get the summer off and Presidents' Day? That's so unfair.

• Car dealerships would be in favor of this holiday being granted as time off because people would be more likely to spend more time on their lots looking for cars.

• In general, people would shop more given that they have more time to do so, thus strengthening the economy. The incumbent president would definitely be in favor of this idea for sure. A crappy economy doesn't go over well with people when the president is trying to get re-elected.

Among other valid reasons not mentioned above, these particular reasons make a great case here. This day should be considered by all business owners as an official day off from work for themselves and their employees. Okay, given the current soft economy, I doubt this would happen. Even in good times, it still wouldn't happen. This is just wishful thinking. I know. But I can only dream of it.

Hey, why is my light saber so much smaller than everyone else's?