Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Vote or Spend
Have you seen the latest news? It seems that the government is thinking about delaying the November election because of the terrorist threat. This is also the terrorist threat that isn't high enough to raise the threat level this time.
I find it interesting that they can think about delaying an election at level yellow, but the same folks were saying to go out and spend money on stuff when the level was orange. Now this is an election that has never been postponed - never!!
Not in the Civil War, Spanish American War, World War 1, or even World War 2 has the election been postponed. Yet here it is, after they tell us we are winning the war on terrorism, and America is doing so well, they have to think about postponing the election.
However, I'll give them that they are saying they are only exploring the idea of a postponement. Why explore something like that? Isn't the world supposed to be a safer place now that the axis of evil in Iraq has gotten rid of their weapons of mass destruction, or maybe a few weapons of mass destruction, or even the idea of weapons of mass destruction. Whatever.
They say the power isn't really in the hands of the voter, but rather in the hands of those who count the votes -- or postpone the votes all together.
2fers: Presidential Elections and German Elections
