No US presidential election has ever been postponed.

[burythehatchet]

Abraham Lincoln was urged by some aides to suspend the election of 1864 - during the US Civil War - but despite the expectation that he would lose, he refused.

"The election is a necessity," Lincoln said. "We cannot have a free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forgo, or postpone, a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered us."

This snip is from a BBC article. It is quite remarkable how the ruling junta has already got us talking about this possibility like it should even be considered.

Remarkable.

[Bluzmann57]

1. Since the repukes claim to be the "Party of Abe Lincoln"

Maybe they should do what he did. Then they could have more of a claim to the Lincoln legacy than they do now. Not much, but a little.

[amber dog democrat]

2. Why bother with the formality of elections anymore?

If God speaks to the Emporer, who are we to question supporting God's chosen?

[Walt Starr]

3. Yep, we live in interesting times

note the reference to a Chinese curse, though.

[burythehatchet]

4. I'll tell ya Walt, I no longer feel like its enough to be a "participant"

in this system. Its time to re-build the damn thing. In order for there to be re-birth, there must be death.

[flobee1kenobi]

5. If Asscroft is sucessful

In the words of Col. Jessup "All you managed to do today is weaken a country"
He has now given terrorists a reason, and a damn good one at that!
If elections are canceled, terrorists have taken away the ONE thing that sets America apart from everybody else- the peoples right to choose their own leader.
And this asshole has made it possible!

[burythehatchet]

6. Welcome to DU

your point is well taken.