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Reported 04.07.11 19:33 from Simon Spero:

.:Phillip Rhodes wrote:
.:
.:> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5411741/site/newsweek/
.:>
.:> Now, who didn't see *that* coming? This is some seriously scary 
.:> stuff.  It's a small step from "delaying" the elections, to the 
.:> appointment of King George the II as permanent ruler.
.:
.:Not particularly scary at this point; what it says is that the DOJ 
.:(correctly) don't believe that the executive branch has the power to 
.:delay elections at all;  it sounds like they're asking Congress to lay 
.:out the rules on what to do if the election cannot be conducted on the 
.:day scheduled.

er... almost.  The "they" asking Congress isn't DOJ, as your wording might 
be interpreted, but DHS.  And they're not asking Congress to lay out the 
rules; they're asking Congress for *particular* rules to be laid out.  
They (DHS) already have in mind what they'd like.

just clarifying -- whether this is scary or not depends on the particulars 
of what US Election Assistance Commission has in mind.  given that I'm 
already distrustful of DHS in general, and the potential doublespeak 
interpretations of the phrase "election assistance", this news doesn't 
really bring me peace of mind.

--s