What would it take to remove Columbus Day as a holiday?

In 1934, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus, Congress and President Franklin Roosevelt signed Columbus Day into law as a federal holiday to .... My mother died... and I'm not feeling so good myself. Here, take my sister. If I die, they will throw her into the street to die. read more

Well, seeing how it takes an act of Congress to declare a national (i.e. federal) holiday, I would imagine they have the power to undeclare it. read more

In 1934, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus, Congress and President Franklin Roosevelt signed Columbus Day into law as a federal holiday to honor this courageous explorer. Or so we thought. There are several problems with this. First of all, Columbus wasn't the first European to discover America. read more

All States and the Federal Government should follow the action of South Dakota, who has changed Columbus Day to Native American Day, the second Monday of October. Seventeen states have dropped Columbus Day as a state paid holiday. read more