Democracy shouldn’t be easy, of course, but it also shouldn’t be a choice between exercising a constitutional right and graduating, or putting food on the table. The United States should declare election day a national holiday.

Gov. Charlie Crist declared a “state of emergency” Tuesday to extend voting hours statewide from eight to 12 hours for today and tomorrow. On these days, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The polls will be open a total of 12 hours on the weekend. Saturday polls will be open from 9 [...]