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 "Bill Bonde ( ``There's sunshine in my stomach'' )" 
  wrote: 
  
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 >"Martin W. Smith" wrote: 
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 >> "Bill Bonde ( ``There's sunshine in my stomach'' )" 
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 >> >"Martin W. Smith" wrote: 
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 >> >> "Mr. N"  wrote: 
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 >> >> >"Clave"  wrote in message 
 >> >> >news:10f6p97qdvege70@corp.supernews.com... 
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 >> >> >> Why else would they be talking about "postponing" the election? 
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 >> >> >For what it's worth, as scary as that sounds - there's a legitimate 
 argument 
 >> >> >there.  If a major attack caused thousands of people to be 
 disenfranchised - 
 >> >> >what would the appropriate course of action be? 
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 >> >> You are using Bush logic.  What major attack are you talking about? 
 >> >> Loss of electricity wouldn't prevent anyone from voting. 
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 >> >What about a co-ordinated infectious bioattack in twelve American 
 >> >cities? The constitution says that all parts of the US must vote at the 
 >> >same time for president. A quarantine and an election don't fit all that 
 >> >well together. 
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 >> What about it, Bill? If that is a likely event, don't you think we 
 >> should formulate a plan for dealing with *that* event instead of using 
 >> it as an excuse to formulate a plan to suspend democracy? 
 >> 
 >What are you talking about? Was it 'suspending democracy' when New York 
 >City delayed its election due to the 9/11/01 attacks? 
  
 I don't know. What are the details? What was deleayed and when was it 
 delayed? 
  
 >> We can deal 
 >> with the election problem, if and when your doomsday scenario happens. 
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 >Without a plan? 
  
 Yes. The plan will depend on the situation, Bill. We just need to hold 
 an election. We are the world's best at doing that. 
  
 >> We can, that is, if we can deal with your doomsday scenario at all. 
 >> Right, Bill? 
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 >Another terrorist attack isn't a doomsday scenario. 
  
 The one you suggested is. 
  
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