In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Bush Hates Free Elections
US could delay elections in event of terror attack
As reported a couple of times now on TCS:
(National) July 12, 2004 - What happens if the upcoming presidential election is disrupted by terrorism? Newsweek magazine reported Sunday that counter-terrorism officials are looking into the possibility of postponing election-day if terrorists attack then.
Would they delay, sure a type of delay has worked for them in the recent past:
GOP makes time for Patriot Act vote
Leaders successfully beat back challenge by extending roll call
Washington -- Republican House leaders, in an intense last-minute effort, pressured almost a dozen Republicans to switch their votes and save a controversial provision of the USA Patriot Act that allows the FBI to monitor people's reading, e-mail and Internet habits at public libraries.
The effort, including more than doubling the usual time for the roll call vote, generated outrage from those trying to change the library provision, who argued the House leadership again manipulated the rules to help President Bush's re-election effort. Emphasis mine.
This isn't the first time the GOP controlled House leadership has done this under the Bush administration. If the vote doesn't go the way you want it delay the closing of the vote until you can strong arm some representatives into changing their vote.
Now here is the scenario. Bush is down in the polls, it is the first of November, a terrorist attack happens somewhere in America and the vote is delayed. Cue the media to begin stories about how to vote against Bush now would be allowing terrorists to win, and it wouldn't hurt to run a few fluff pieces about America's great tradition of rallying around the President in times of need. Wait to see the uptick in the polls and call for a quick election "to get America back to normalcy, to celebrate our love for democracy, and to show the terrorists they can beat American. Bush wins. Repeat as necessary.
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