"I cannot believe the shortsightedness of many of the posters here. The basic discussion is what to do in the event of a terrorist attack that exceeds the size and scope of 9/11. To me, the possibility is so real that NOT to have a contingency plan is to invite disaster. The question is not (or certainly should not be) to cancel the election, but how to have a decent and orderly vote should a major attack occur so close to election day that chaos is created."

That's right, and very good, except that the posters aren't the ones proposing to cancel the election. It's our fearless leaders proposing that, and the thread is about that proposal.

Sure, there should be a contingency plan for most things, but it would take more than a couple of 9/11s to make an election impossible. They'd just about have to bring the whole country to a stop. And it's unlikely all candidates would be killed. Even preposterous.

Those neocons keep telling us the sky is falling & we'd better get into that nice safe fox's den. (To borrow a metaphor. Or a simile. Or a parable?)

clint