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House of Representatives votes for special elections in case many congressmen die in office

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Posted by Tresho 2004-04-22 5:31:13 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Uh...how about a party

Posted by Michael 2004-04-22 6:00:51 PM|| 2004-04-22 6:00:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 As the electoral process for Congresscriiters is set forth in the Constitution wouldn't this have to go through the amendment process?

Posted by cheaderhead 2004-04-22 7:01:02 PM|| 2004-04-22 7:01:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Not replaced by appoinment,to much chance for abuse.
ex:simple majority of Congress assasinated.
President and Cabanit appoint"Interm"Reps and Senators until elections can be held.
Congress(controled by Priesidential appointees)as a "Temporary emergency measure"repeals 1st,2nd,3rd Amendments of the Constitution.

Result is Dictatorship.

Posted by raptor 2004-04-22 9:53:23 PM|| 2004-04-22 9:53:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Cheaderhead's probably right, but...
raptor, we have to have a contingency plan.
I'm convinced that Flight 93 was headed for the Capitol and if those brave Americans hadn't brought it down in Shanksville, PA, we'd have had to face this situation already.
On the morning of 9/11, no-one at the Capitol had any kind of evacuation plan--for ex., First Lady Laura Bush, who was there to speak, ended up watching TV with Sen. Teddy Kennedy in his office.
Also, check out Clancy's "Executive Orders" in which most of the Senate and the Congress as well as the Executive Branch is wiped out by a plane, in a scenario eerily close to what actually happened on 9/11.
In his book, it takes Pres. Jack Ryan a while to have elections and have Senators and Congresspeople elected.

Posted by Jen 2004-04-22 10:07:16 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-04-22 10:07:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Congress(controled by Priesidential appointees)as a "Temporary emergency measure"repeals 1st,2nd,3rd Amendments of the Constitution.

And under what authority could they do that?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-22 11:39:43 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-04-22 11:39:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Great book,Jen.I agree we definatly need a contigency plan,but putting that much power into the hands of one person is troubling.
That was a what if scinerio,RC.But I can certainly see the the posability(or am I just being paranoid).

Posted by raptor 2004-04-23 8:16:37 AM|| 2004-04-23 8:16:37 AM|| Front Page Top

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