Bush Calls off 2008 Election: Is America Headed Towards a Civil War?

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Thread starter Anttech
Start date Oct 14, 2005

In summary, in 2008, President George W. Bush considered canceling the presidential election due to potential national security threats. This sparked concerns and debates about the state of American democracy and the possibility of a civil war. However, the election proceeded as planned and Barack Obama was elected as the first African American president. While tensions and divisions still exist, the country has not descended into a civil war.

Oct 18, 2005

MaxS

Mental Gridlock said:

Wait a second.. doesn't it say in the constitution somewhere that there is to be an election every four years? I didn't know saying "nah, we're not in the mood to have an election this time around" was an option. What are they going to do away with checks and balances while they're at it?

Yeah funny thing. The bill of rights is in the constitution too, but they've already side stepped that with the patriot act. Actually the administration has a real history of suspending the bill of rights during times of war; the problem is now we're in a state of perpetual war, seemingly in the early stages of approaching an orwellian 1984.

If the administration can get away with suspending the bill of rights, what makes you think they can't simply suspend the entire constitution?