U.S. Mulling How to Delay Nov. Vote in Case of Attack [view all]

[nodehopper]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior House Democratic lawmaker was skeptical on Sunday of a Bush administration idea to obtain the authority to delay the November presidential election in case of an attack by al Qaeda,
 
U.S. counterterrorism officials are looking at an emergency proposal on the legal steps needed to postpone the presidential election in case of such an attack, Newsweek reported on Sunday.

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned last week that Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al Qaeda network want to attack within the United States to try to disrupt the election.

The department was asked to review a letter from DeForest Soaries, chairman of the new U.S. Election Assistance Commission, in which he asked Ridge to ask Congress for the power to put off the election in the event of an attack, Newsweek reported in its issue out on Monday. </snip>

more here:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040711/ts_nm/politics_election_terror_dc

Oh my god, could they be more obvious, or more shameless? If this goes to Congress, time to rise major hell with our representatives.

[radwriter0555]

1. LOL! Can't SAY THEY AREN'T WARNING US, now can we???

LOL it's all right here! they're TELLING us what they're GOING TO DO.

Fascinating.

Just FASCINATING to watch.

[amber dog democrat]

2. This is gonna backfire.

I dont think they intended for this to hit the newswires.

[blackcat77]

3. I've written my congressman and both senators

I called such talk "craven cowardice," but didn't get into any political angle at all. It will be interesting to see the response it gets.

[AlinPA]

4. Skeptical??? My God! Why not outraged? These assholes in the

White House are going to get run out of town.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Dupe

This is the original post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=679321#679670

[Judi Lynn]

6. It's good to remember what happened in Spain after the bombing

when the election went against Jose Maria Aznar's party. It happened because they IMMEDIATELY seized upon it and tried to spin it against the Basques, trying to get the most political bang for the buck.

Don't know how many people saw NNN0LHI's post on Thursday, but you'll be glad you took the time to look at this, as it might be important to remind your Congresscritters that the bombings themselves didn't sway the elections:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=673266

[Moderator]

7. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=678663