You know, I don't believe that the Bush administration is talking about this in order to try and increase Bush's chances of winning (though that seems to be a rather popular belief in certain circles), but I'm thoroughly against postponing the election unless and until circumstances arise that would make it necessary. A terror attack could legitimately thwart the electoral process. Vote count will be called into question if a major city is hit, and what if (God forbid) one of the *candidates* was hit? All in all, I'd like to see us have a contingency plan of some kind - some set of rules to go by in case of an attack. Will we extend polling hours, will we have a make-up day for those who didn't vote, will the city attacked have a chance to make up - these questions seem so ridiculous, and their answers even more so, but I want to be assured that someone in Washington is thinking about this. Not because of what the election's outcome might be, but because I do not want to believe that terrorists would be able to stop or thwart the most important thing about being an American.
However, if the administration bollocks this up and tries to force a postponement or cancellation without provocation, I'll be right with everyone banging down the White House door to demand my rights be given me.
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Date: 2004-07-12 11:15 pm (UTC)However, if the administration bollocks this up and tries to force a postponement or cancellation without provocation, I'll be right with everyone banging down the White House door to demand my rights be given me.