You have GOT to be kidding me.

Warning! Political Ranting Ahead!
At first, I thought this was a joke. You know, one of those satirical websites like The Onion. So I googled it. No joke.
*My responses are in italics below.

From USATODAY.com:

"Counterterrorism officials are looking into the possibility of postponing the November presidential election if there is a terrorist attack at election time, Newsweek reported Sunday.

Newsweek said DeForest Soaries, chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, wants Ridge to ask Congress to pass legislation giving the government power to cancel or reschedule a federal election.

The disclosure comes only a few days after U.S. authorities said they believe that al-Qaeda is planning a "large-scale" attack in the USA aimed at disrupting the presidential campaign and November elections."

Holy crap! I have heard speculation that Bush and his cronies would refuse to give up office if voted out or declare martial law or something, but this is crazy. Do they really think we are going to allow this to happen? In fact, this may be an issue we can all get behind, no matter which side of the fence we usually stand. No way in HELL would I stand by while GW is handed the right to decide when the election can be held.

Also, it is rediculous to say that we are going to allow a breakdown in our election process so that we can prevent Al Qaida from breaking down our election system. Hey! I know how to keep them from hurting us...let's do it for them! Sheesh.

From WashingtonTimes.com:

"While a local primary election in New York was postponed during the Sept. 11 terror attack, federal election officials have told the Homeland Security Department that no agency currently has the authority to put the brakes on a national vote."

This gives me hope that the Radical Right hasn't completely taken over.

From CNN.com:

"We hold elections in the middle of war, in the middle of earthquakes, in the middle of whatever it takes. The election is a statutory election. It should go ahead, on schedule, and we should not change it." ~Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

"We've had elections in this country when we were at war, even when we were in civil war, and we should have the elections on time. That's the view of the president. That's the view of the administration. No one is thinking of postponing the elections." ~National Security Advisor, Condoleeza Rice

I wish I believed that this were true. Oh how I wish it.

"So what Secretary Ridge has asked the Justice Department to do is, 'Give me a legal memo, tell me what will be necessary. Do we need to go to Congress and get legislation?' " ~Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA)

Does it strike anyone else as odd that this is coming just as Kerry's numbers start to climb?

Newsweek Poll (July 8-9, 2003)
Kerry/Edwards, 51%
Bush/Cheney, 45%

Newsweek Poll (May 2004) (without running mates)
Kerry, 46%
Bush, 45%

The current administration has consistently tried to maintain power through scare tactics and fear mongering. This is just another example of how they are trying to convince us to hand over our constitutional rights in the name of "patriotism" and "freedom". I don't know about the rest of you, but I certainly don't feel safe or protected by their actions.