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Bush Prepares to postpone elections.
Bush has taken the first steps toward "postponing" or "cancelling" the November election which would allow him to continue on in office indefinitely should a "terrorist" attack take place from "al Qaeda"... Are we heading for another Reichstag fire?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. counterterrorism officials are looking at an emergency proposal on the legal steps needed to postpone the November presidential election in case of an attack by al Qaeda, Newsweek reported on Sunday.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned last week that Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network may attack within the United States to try to disrupt the election.
The magazine cited unnamed sources who told it that the Department of Homeland Security asked the Justice Department last week to review what legal steps would be needed to delay the election if an attack occurred on the day before or the day of the election.
The department was asked to review a letter to Ridge from DeForest Soaries, who is the chairman of the new U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the magazine said.
The commission was created in 2002 to provide funds to the states to the replace punch card voting systems and provide other assistance in conducting federal elections.
In his letter, Soaries pointed out that while New York's Board of Elections suspended primary elections in New York on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, "the federal government has no agency that has the statutory authority to cancel and reschedule a federal election."
Soaries wants Ridge to ask Congress to pass legislation giving the government such power, Newsweek reported in its latest issue that hits the newsstands on Monday.
Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Rochrkasse told the magazine the agency is reviewing the matter "to determine what steps need to be taken to secure the election."
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned last week that Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network may attack within the United States to try to disrupt the election.
The magazine cited unnamed sources who told it that the Department of Homeland Security asked the Justice Department last week to review what legal steps would be needed to delay the election if an attack occurred on the day before or the day of the election.
The department was asked to review a letter to Ridge from DeForest Soaries, who is the chairman of the new U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the magazine said.
The commission was created in 2002 to provide funds to the states to the replace punch card voting systems and provide other assistance in conducting federal elections.
In his letter, Soaries pointed out that while New York's Board of Elections suspended primary elections in New York on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, "the federal government has no agency that has the statutory authority to cancel and reschedule a federal election."
Soaries wants Ridge to ask Congress to pass legislation giving the government such power, Newsweek reported in its latest issue that hits the newsstands on Monday.
Homeland Security Department spokesman Brian Rochrkasse told the magazine the agency is reviewing the matter "to determine what steps need to be taken to secure the election."
For more information:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...
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All activists must prepare for the possibility of a cancelled election. We must have plans in place for mass-scale civil disobedience and direct action.
We let them get away with the 2000 coup d'etat, they will not get away with this. We will shut this country down!
We let them get away with the 2000 coup d'etat, they will not get away with this. We will shut this country down!
You won't do a goddam thing. If it gets bad enough after another attach to cancel elections, you can be damn sure your little "protests" won't be allowed either. If you want to take a chance on getting shot, be my guest.
apparently, there is a request that the Justice Department provide an opinion about the process required for postponing the elections
where's John Yoo? perhaps, someone can e-mail this article over to him at Berkeley, and he can provide an opinion stating that because of "necessity" (one of his justifications for the use of torture), the President can suspend the election, and, if necessary, use force against anyone who objects
I'm sure that he can write it up pretty quickly
where's John Yoo? perhaps, someone can e-mail this article over to him at Berkeley, and he can provide an opinion stating that because of "necessity" (one of his justifications for the use of torture), the President can suspend the election, and, if necessary, use force against anyone who objects
I'm sure that he can write it up pretty quickly
<i>If you want to take a chance on getting shot, be my guest.</i><p>
You're absolutely right, there'll be a very likely chance of gettig shot, (and probably a lot of people will be shot). before any real changes occur in this country. So?
You're absolutely right, there'll be a very likely chance of gettig shot, (and probably a lot of people will be shot). before any real changes occur in this country. So?
If you want to take a chance on getting shot, be my guest.
You're absolutely right, there'll be a very likely chance of gettig shot, (and probably a lot of people will be shot). before any real changes occur in this country. So Please take out my previous comment w/ typos.
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