One of fourteen Republicans took to Twitter to explain why he voted against making Juneteenth a federal holiday:
I voted against a bill that would make Juneteenth National Independence Day a federal holiday. One of 14 Republicans to do so.
This legislation is the culmination of decades of efforts by the Left to prevent unashamed celebrations of our national story, heritage, and history.
— Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) June 16, 2021
Their intent is to replace the Fourth of July with this new day, one that will inevitably focus on America's darkest moments.
— Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) June 16, 2021
We're not perfect as a country, but we are a great nation, morally, economically, culturally, and in many other ways besides. I will never support efforts to pull down that legacy and replace it with self-hatred.
— Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) June 16, 2021
I can’t say I disagree with Rosendale here. The history of our country, slavery, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement is important to know and understand. But those are things of the past and not of this generation. The creation of more holidays recognizing slavery is nothing more than efforts by our race hustler politicians to further racialize and balkanize this society, to keep pushing the false CRT narrative that whites are oppressors and blacks are victims.
That’s exactly why I wouldn’t have supported it, just like Rosendale. Unfortunately most Republicans are too afraid of media attacks to have the courage to stand up to this. There were no objections in the Senate and only 14 Republicans in the House that voted against it.