Because Congress holds the authority to create federal holidays. Trump could by EO designate a day off for federal employees, but if it was going to be permanent, Congress would need to sign off.
You asked if you were missing something, and you were. You thought Christmas Eve was a federal holiday. If you choose to read more into it anyway, that’s your prerogative, but I see nothing weird about Trump giving federal people a commonly-celebrated holiday off.
Section 3 from EO 13900 states "December 24, 2019, 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."
EO 11582, which the section is referencing, is the Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies EO.
This EO established Christmas Eve as a paid holiday, nothing more.
It reads to me like he gave federal employees Christmas Eve off, not that they were released from duty indefinitely on that day.
Why does it give them this specific Christmas Eve off? If it was an EO to make it a paid day off it would just say December 24th.
Because Congress holds the authority to create federal holidays. Trump could by EO designate a day off for federal employees, but if it was going to be permanent, Congress would need to sign off.
Christmas Eve was not a federal holiday.
https://www.doi.gov/messaging/president-trump-grants-december-24-federal-holiday
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/12/surprise-move-trump-gives-federal-employees-christmas-eve/161974/
You asked if you were missing something, and you were. You thought Christmas Eve was a federal holiday. If you choose to read more into it anyway, that’s your prerogative, but I see nothing weird about Trump giving federal people a commonly-celebrated holiday off.
Excused of duty on
VS
Excused of duty as of
The former relates to a single instance, specific dates.
The later relates to a period of time following a date.
Clearly it must be the former.
Agreed it is all a very peculiar situation. And the two items may indeed be connected.
The basis is rather flimsy bit bood enough to remain a working hypothesis.
It is well taken. Potus is in many ways quite subtle.
Federal workers are working from home due to COVID. That's why "DC is empty".
The actual EO reads a lot differently.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/20/2019-27678/providing-for-the-closing-of-executive-departments-and-agencies-of-the-federal-government-on
Section 3 from EO 13900 states "December 24, 2019, 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."
EO 11582, which the section is referencing, is the Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies EO.
This EO established Christmas Eve as a paid holiday, nothing more.
Ooooohhhhh interesting
There was this post about midnight on the 24th, 2019...
https://patriots.win/u/imdonaldjtrump/
Over before it began q3673 https://i.postimg.cc/6pDx3P20/canvas.png
Month/day 'Durham' initiated?
Month/day 'Q' public campaign initiated?
How many coincidences before mathematically impossible?
It was over before it began
Q post 1 was Sat Oct 28 2017 Mr. Durham has served as the interim U.S. Attorney since October 28, 2017,
Well, idk. EO 11582
Executive Orders | National Archives https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/11582.html
Yes, you are missing something. Please stop posting nonsense like this on this forum. It makes us all look bad. Very bad indeed.
This EO reads exactly and precisely like a previous one giving federal employees a day off. That's it.