Comments on: U.S. Mulling How to Delay Election in Case of Attack

By: The Beacon

The Beacon — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 03:45:01 +0000

Election Nightmare
Newsweek reported that the government is exploring the legal step necessary to postpone the November election:
he magazine cited unnamed sources who told it that the Department of Homeland Security asked the Justice Department (news - web sites) last ...

By: Michael Badnarik-Libertarian for President

Michael Badnarik-Libertarian for President — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:18:27 +0000

AND SO IT BEGINS...
Officials discuss how to delay Election Day

It's all been in the back of our minds... here's the first article I've seen about possibly delaying the November election due to terror threats. :-/

By the way, interesting how Bush and Kerry are all sm...

By: Daniel W. Drezner

Daniel W. Drezner — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:13:37 +0000

This officially scares the s*** out of me
Matt Drudge links to the following Michael Isikoff exclusive in Newsweek: American counterterrorism officials, citing what they call "alarming" intelligence about a possible Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall, are reviewing a proposal th...

By: The Moderate Voice

The Moderate Voice — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:18:48 +0000

Proposal To Postpone U.S. Elections . . . A proposal is being floated and may be submitted to Congress -- and it should be opposed by voters and officials of BOTH parties. According to Reuters, citing a Newsweek report,, US counterterrrorism officials want to get a plan in

By: PoliBlog

PoliBlog — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:17:40 +0000

More on Election Postponements
Just to satisfy my own curiosity, I checked the LII: Constitution for any specific on election dates. Article II, Section 1 states:The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their...

By: Little Miss Attila

Little Miss Attila — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:33:13 +0000

Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Reuters discusses a story that Newsweek will be running in this coming week's issue: the possibility that a terrorist attack will utterly disrupt the upcoming election, and what needs to be done to make sure it can be re-scheduled as...

By: Phlegma weblog

Phlegma weblog — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:54:34 +0000

Emergency postponement of election
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 la...

By: small dead animals

small dead animals — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 04:17:54 +0000

Contingency Plan?
The blog pundits are already in overdrive over this story; Newsweek - American counterterrorism officials, citing what they call "alarming" intelligence about a possible Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall, are reviewing a proposal that c...

By: The Kudzu Files

The Kudzu Files — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 03:16:16 +0000

Endangered Election?
By now, you've probably heard some of the rumors floating around about proposals to alllow a postponement of the November election in case of terrorist attack. If not, you can read about here (MSNBC), here (CNN), or here (Reuters). (Oddly...

By: PoliBlog

PoliBlog — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 02:38:22 +0000

Investigating a Vote Delay?
This seems to be a growing story in the Blogosphere, and I expect the conspiracy buffs to go hog wild with it: U.S. Mulling How to Delay Nov. Vote in Case of Attack. A few initial thoughts: 1) It seems...