Author Topic: They must be out of their minds... (Read 1576 times)

Sandman · « **on:** July 11, 2004, 09:44:09 PM »

I can't believe they would even consider this...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=4&u=/nm/20040711/ts_nm/politics_election_terror_dc

Lizking · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2004, 09:46:12 PM »

So let me get this straight:

Planning ahead for terrorist attack-BAD
Not planning ahead for terrorist attack-BAD

Which way do you want it?

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2004, 09:56:14 PM »

delaying the elections would be a HUGE victory for the terrorists.

I will vote, no mater what happends that day.

Udie · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2004, 10:39:28 PM »

Yeah that would suck real bad if we have to resort to this. But don't ya think it might be a good idea to plan for the worst and expect the best?

ditto to what lizking said....

Sandman · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2004, 10:41:16 PM »

Making a plan is good.

Making a plan to suspend the election is horrible.

Udie · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2004, 10:47:31 PM »

What if the terrorist have people in place to bomb polling places? What if I or you can't vote that day because where you or I were to vote is on fire and full of police, ambulances and dead people? What if Bush or Kerry are taken out on oh say Nov. 1? You do remember the New York primary elections on 9/11/01 right?

oh wait I forgot, Bush is hitler.

Sandman · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2004, 10:49:23 PM »

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Originally posted by Udie
oh wait I forgot, Bush is hitler.

You said it, not me.

Udie · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2004, 10:50:03 PM »

bastard! don't make me laugh! I'm trying to start a good tirade here!:D

Lizking · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2004, 10:51:08 PM »

Sandman, seriously. If 9/11/01 happened on election day, wouldn't you be robbing a lot of people of the right to vote? Do you really want people to vote under that high of an emotion, anyway?

Sandman · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2004, 10:56:08 PM »

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Originally posted by Lizking
Sandman, seriously. If 9/11/01 happened on election day, wouldn't you be robbing a lot of people of the right to vote? Do you really want people to vote under that high of an emotion, anyway?

Not necessarily. I could see putting it off for a day or two, or maybe even a week.

I'll admit that when I first read the article, I envisioned a delay of months even though the story doesn't hint at a length of time.

Udie · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2004, 11:11:31 PM »

I think we all agree that we would definitely not want this to happen and it would be a victory for the terrorist, but it would only be a temporary victory. I gotta say I think it's pretty gutsy for them to even say they are making a plan for this. The anti-bushies (I'm talking about the rabid ones) are going to jump all over this. I'm glad they're making a contengency for this though. It's nice to think that there's a plan to fall back on if the terrorist do succeed in distrupting our elections.

Thrawn · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2004, 11:11:33 PM »

Wow, look at the party lines come to the forefront. If the Dems had proposed this the Repubs would be calling it the "Spanish Plan".

crowMAW · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2004, 11:13:50 PM »

I don't see a reason to delay elections if the attack is the day before. The Supervisor of Elections in each county/district/voting block should have a continuity of operations plan in place in case one or more polling sites is made unusable.

If the attack is on the day of, then I don't see why the election should be delayed for all the USA. Those polling areas effected by a terrorist attack can have their ballots cast the next day at alternative sites or by whatever means the Supervisor of Elections selected in their continuity of operations plan. I don't know about other areas, but I can tell you that in Florida, ever since Hurricane Andrew, all government agencies have had to have a continuity of ops plan.

As far as emotions...the US held elections during the Civil War, WWI, and WWII...pretty emotional times. I don't see how the War on Terrorism should set a new precident over those other times of war.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2004, 11:14:49 PM »

Thrawn,
I am a conservitive, and I do not want to see the elections delayed at all, unless there is NO way to aviod it. IE, what Udie said about polling places burning or the Pres and his competition dead.

Udie · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2004, 11:17:16 PM »

no Thrawn I'd call it smart thinking. And I wouldn't like it as much as I don't like this.