senate Bill S. 1004
A Nationwide Two Minutes of Silence for Veterans Day
Argument in favor
The country needs to honor and recognize the sacrifices made by veterans from all generations on Veterans Day. Observing two minutes of silence is a thoughtful way to go about that.
11/11/2015
"Happy Veterans Day. To those who have served, thank you for your special work." [twitter.com/realdonaldtrump]
11/11/2015
"If patriotism means anything, it means that we do not turn our backs on those who defended us." [twitter.com]
11/11/2015
"On this day and every day, we thank you." [twitter.com/BarackObama]
Argument opposed
A moment of silence is a nice gesture, but it really doesn’t do anything of substance to honor the sacrifices made by veterans and members of the military.
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11/11/2015
We have money for wars, but somehow continuously scrambling for pennies to take care of our vets when they come home. Spare us the symbolic gestures and take care of my brothers and sisters needs.
11/11/2015
Its a platitude and worthless gesture. Fight for VA reform, ending vet homelessness, and helping secure better access to mental health care. As a combat vet I could give two licks about minutes of silence or yellow ribbons. Symbols without real action don't mean much to me.
11/10/2015
Better yet, put the US Flag on display at your home until sundown. That's more than 2 minutes. Our Veterans deserve recognition every day.
"Happy Veterans Day. To those who have served, thank you for your special work." [twitter.com/realdonaldtrump]
We have money for wars, but somehow continuously scrambling for pennies to take care of our vets when they come home. Spare us the symbolic gestures and take care of my brothers and sisters needs.
"If patriotism means anything, it means that we do not turn our backs on those who defended us." [twitter.com]
"On this day and every day, we thank you." [twitter.com/BarackObama]
Its a platitude and worthless gesture. Fight for VA reform, ending vet homelessness, and helping secure better access to mental health care. As a combat vet I could give two licks about minutes of silence or yellow ribbons. Symbols without real action don't mean much to me.
"Our servicemen & women are tough, smart, & courageous, & we are in their debt – on #VeteransDay & every day." [twitter.com/senwarren]
Better yet, put the US Flag on display at your home until sundown. That's more than 2 minutes. Our Veterans deserve recognition every day.
Veterans deserve to be honored, and this is a meaningful, low cost of doing it.
Should be honored further than that! What other federal holiday exists where students have school? Apparently we are holding a double standard, 1 that says we honor our vets and American heroes and the other that SHOWS that their service and sacrifice isn't equal to any other federal holiday. What does that tell our youth. Actions are louder than words!
"To all of our veterans—thank you. Your commitment, bravery and sacrifice keeps our country safe." [twitter.com]
No harm but this is more appropriate for Memorial Day......if everyone would participate
My grandpas and uncle fought for our country I support this bill
They deserve at least 2 minutes of silence in honor of their sacrifices and courage to defend the US.
We need to do better than this. Instead of wasting time on empty gestures, fix the VA!!!
"Of our many commitments, we have one sacred obligation—to prepare those we send to war and care for them when they come home. [twitter.com/VP]
A nice and thoughtful idea but unenforceable. How about fixing the VA instead!
What is two minutes when folks didn't have time for us when we came home from Vietnam in the first place. Also no one went out of their way to embrace the Korean vets either.
Waste of time....... If you want to honor vets give them good paying jobs and the best HealthCare
This simple gesture is one way of showing our respect for the men and women who fought so bravely for the safety and people of our nation.
They need more than a two minute silence. They need accessible and quality health and mental healthcare. They need a Congress who doesn't vote down every single bill to help them. They need jobs. Why not get rid of subcontractors who get six figures for doing a job someone in the military can do? And how about you stop sending them to war to benefit the military industrial complex?