{"id":453,"date":"2004-07-13T11:05:59","date_gmt":"2004-07-13T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/benadida\/2004\/07\/13\/delaying-the-election-to-protect-our"},"modified":"2004-07-13T11:05:59","modified_gmt":"2004-07-13T15:05:59","slug":"delaying-the-election-to-protect-our-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ben\/2004\/07\/13\/delaying-the-election-to-protect-our-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaying the Election to Protect Our Democracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been wondering about what our administration would do if someone got the idea that terrorists might attack on election day. Turns out, they now have a solution<\/a>: rescheduling the election.<\/p>\n

I was looking for the right words to describe my feelings on the matter, but then I read Wonkette<\/a> and she says all there is to say about it<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nBecause the terrorists hate our freedom, you know. And if we allow the democratic process to move forward, the terrorists will have won! It all makes so much sense, I think my head might explode!<\/p>\n

Actually, we’re sort of starting to get it. Like, if al Qaeda bombed all the voting places, that would make it hard to hold an election. Or if they somehow purged a bunch of law-abiding citizens off the voter rolls for no reason. Or maybe if they rigged up a black box electronic voting system. Or threw the whole thing to the Supreme Court. Those things would be a problem, democracy-wise.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, let’s be fair: it looks like, while Homeland Security is considering postponing, Condoleeza Rice has declared that “no one is thinking of postponing the elections.” That’s a strong, good statement. Let’s hope the White House doesn’t flip-flop on this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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