Abraham Lincoln speaks up regarding cancelling elections

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Joseph Holder <conquip () ix netcom com>
Date: July 14, 2004 3:29:16 AM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Subject: Abraham Lincoln speaks up regarding cancelling elections

Recently, the Bush appointed head of the EAC, Soaries, requested
guidance from Homeland Security regarding the possiblity of cancelling
the upcoming November election in case of a "terror" attack somewhere in
the United States somewhere around that time. It seems that this type of
"crisis" has presented its self before.

In 1864, when Washington, DC, was within five miles of Confederate
General Jubal Early's attacking troops
(http://www.nps.gov/rocr/ftcircle/defense.htm), President Abraham
Lincoln, a Republican, did not even dream of cancelling, or even
postponing, the 1864 elections.

Here's a bit of what Ol' Abe had to say on the subject, taken from
http://www.nps.gov/liho/writer/1864.htm:

"We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion
could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might
fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us."


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