AUTHORITARIANS GONE WILD (Ted Rall)

[kayell]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030708/7/4mi8q.html

Whether, Not Who, is the Question About the 2004 Election



NEW YORK--He has canceled elections in Iraq (news - web sites). He will probably cancel them in Afghanistan (news - web sites). Will George W. Bush put the kibosh on elections in the United States next year?


Frightened by Bush's rapidly accruing personal power and the Democrats' inability and/or unwillingness to stand up to him, panicked lefties worry that he might use the "war on terrorism" as an excuse to declare a state of emergency, suspend civil liberties and jail political opponents.


People who have spoken out against Bush are talking exit strategy--not Alec Baldwin style, just to make a statement, but fleeing the U.S. in order to save their skins. "Do you or your spouse have a European-born parent?" is a query making the rounds. (If you do, you can obtain dual nationality and a European Union (news - web sites) passport that would allow you to work in any EU member nation.) Those whose lineage is 100 percent American are hoping that nations like Canada and France will admit American political refugees in the event of a Bushite clampdown.

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[grasswire]

1. does anyone have an email addy for Ted Rall?

He needs to know about the black box project. Then he can stop worrying about the possibility that elections will be canceled.

[bspence]

2. go to TedRall.com

I'm sure you'll find help there. And no, I don't think that they'll be cancelling elections in America. I love Ted's comics, but he goes a little overboard, even for me.

[justicebuilder]

3. Read the freaking article

Man, I get tired of seeing comments from people on articles they didn't read.

jb

[GaryL]

4. What's the difference between "canceling" and "stealing"?

I'd bet an eye that these bozos in the white house have a contingency plan for it. And if you read the atricle, he doesn't say anything that isn't true. I've been listening to this "I don't believe it can happen" crap from my sister up until we, that is good ol' Uncle Sam, unilaterally invaded a sovereign nation without provocation. At least it got her to shut the hell up.